The Earth’s ozone layer is on track to fully recover within the coming decades, the United Nations said Tuesday, crediting decades of global action to curb harmful emissions.
A fresh report from the U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization highlighted that the ozone hole over the Antarctic was smaller in 2024 than in recent years, in what it said was "welcome scientific news for people's and planetary health."
"Today, the ozone layer is healing," United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said in the statement.
"This achievement reminds us that when nations heed the warnings of science, progress is possible."
The WMO said as it published its Ozone Bulletin 2024 that the depletion "was partially due to naturally occurring atmospheric factors which drive year-to-year fluctuations."
