It's not often you find cause for hope amidst the climate crisis, but there's one sitting right above the Antarctic, and it's about three times the size of the United States. Once the overriding priority for climate scientists, the ozone layer that protects our atmosphere from the sun's ultraviolet rays is finally recovering, that aforementioned hole now shrinking year-on-year since 2016 following the ratification of the Montreal Protocol in 1989. It's a rare global success story for the environmental sector, and one that can inspire continuing efforts to combat climate change even now. "Two key factors were behind the success of the Montreal Protocol," explains Meg Seki, acting executive secretary at the United Nations Ozone Secretariat . "Science being the basis for policy, and the global partnership among the stakeholders including governments of all the countries of the world, scientists/experts, industry, academia, NGOs and the media. It is crucial to remember that while the … [Read more...] about The United Nations has published a video game that could help change the world