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Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences2022
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Craig E. Williamson,
S. Madronich,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Rachele Ossola,
Rachele Ossola,
Rachele Ossola,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Patrick J. Neale,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Paul W. Barnes,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Richard G. Zepp,
Paul W. Barnes,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Craig E. Williamson,
Paul W. Barnes,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anu Heikkilä,
Qingwei Wang,
T. Matthew Robson,
Craig E. Williamson,
Paul W. Barnes,
Patrick J. Neale,
Paul W. Barnes,
Liping Zhu,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Anthony L. Andrady,
G. Bernhard,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Janet F. Bornman,
Janet F. Bornman,
Janet F. Bornman,
Samuel Hylander,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Javier Martínez‐Abaigar,
Paul W. Barnes,
Liping Zhu,
Patrick J. Neale,
Patrick J. Neale,
Keith R. Solomon,
Anu Heikkilä,
T. Matthew Robson,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Robyn Lucas,
Wen-Che Hou,
Patrick J. Neale,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Kevin C. Rose,
Kevin C. Rose,
Anu Heikkilä,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Krishna K. Pandey,
S. Madronich,
P. J. Aucamp,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Richard G. Zepp,
Qingwei Wang,
Donat‐Peter Häder,
Craig E. Williamson,
Samuel Hylander,
Qingwei Wang,
N. D. Paul,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Samuel Hylander,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Christopher C. White,
Craig E. Williamson,
S. Madronich,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Alkiviadis Bais,
S. Madronich,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Richard G. Zepp,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Richard G. Zepp,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
S. Madronich,
Anu Heikkilä,
Janet F. Bornman,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Rachele Ossola,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Christopher C. White,
Christopher C. White,
Richard G. Zepp,
Meifang Zhu,
N. D. Paul,
Paul W. Barnes,
P. J. Aucamp,
P. J. Aucamp,
Donat‐Peter Häder,
Richard G. Zepp,
Kevin C. Rose,
Liping Zhu,
Janet F. Bornman,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Richard G. Zepp,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Anthony L. Andrady,
G. Bernhard,
S. Madronich,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anthony L. Andrady,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Richard G. Zepp,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Anu Heikkilä,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anu Heikkilä,
G. Bernhard,
G. Bernhard,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Anthony L. Andrady,
G. Bernhard,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Janet F. Bornman,
Patrick J. Neale,
Alkiviadis Bais,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Donat‐Peter Häder,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Anu Heikkilä,
Janet F. Bornman,
P. J. Aucamp,
Samuel Hylander,
G. Bernhard,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Anu Heikkilä,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Janet F. Bornman,
Samuel Hylander,
Robyn Lucas,
Richard McKenzie,
Andrew Klekociuk,
Robyn Lucas,
Javier Martínez‐Abaigar,
Keith R. Solomon,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Scott N. Byrne,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Samuel Hylander,
S. Madronich,
Qingwei Wang,
Patrick J. Neale,
S. Madronich,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Bente Foereid,
Anastazia T. Banaszak,
Donat‐Peter Häder,
Patrick J. Neale,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Donat‐Peter Häder,
Robyn Lucas,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Lesley E. Rhodes,
Loes M. Hollestein,
Samuel Hylander,
Wen-Che Hou,
Samuel Hylander,
Rachele Ossola,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Kevin C. Rose,
Kevin C. Rose,
Rachele Ossola,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Samuel Hylander,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Janice Longstreth,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Rachele Ossola,
Marcel A. K. Jansen,
Bente Foereid,
P. J. Aucamp,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Andrew Klekociuk,
Wen-Che Hou,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Ben Liley,
Rachele Ossola,
Janice Longstreth,
T. Matthew Robson,
T. Matthew Robson,
Kevin C. Rose,
Lesley E. Rhodes,
Robyn Lucas,
Kevin C. Rose,
N. D. Paul,
Keith R. Solomon,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Javier Martínez‐Abaigar,
Keith R. Solomon,
J. E. Ukpebor,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
T. Matthew Robson,
Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen,
Kevin C. Rose,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Anu Heikkilä,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Janice Longstreth,
Tamara Schikowski,
Tamara Schikowski,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Qingwei Wang,
Keith R. Solomon,
Keith R. Solomon,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Qingwei Wang,
Lesley E. Rhodes,
T. Matthew Robson,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Sharon A. Robinson,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Laura S. Bruckman,
Christopher C. White,
Christopher C. White,
Kevin C. Rose,
Krishna K. Pandey,
Tamara Schikowski,
Antony R. Young
Antony R. Young
Richard G. Zepp,
Richard G. Zepp,
Seyhan Yazar,
Keith R. Solomon,
Christopher C. White,
Liping Zhu,
Barbara Sulzberger,
Christopher C. White,
Liping Zhu,
Antony R. Young
Liping Zhu,
J. E. Ukpebor,
Stephen R. Wilson,
Meifang Zhu,
Richard G. Zepp,
P. J. Aucamp,
Liping Zhu,
Qingwei Wang,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Ben Liley,
Robyn Lucas,
Rachel Ε. Neale,
Christopher C. White,
Richard McKenzie,
Sten‐Åke Wängberg,
Seyhan Yazar,
Marianne Berwick,
Scott N. Byrne,
Antony R. Young
Loes M. Hollestein,
Robyn Lucas,
Liping Zhu,
Meifang Zhu,
Catherine M. Olsen,
Lesley E. Rhodes,
Seyhan Yazar,
Antony R. Young
Summary
Researchers with the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel updated their assessment of how stratospheric ozone depletion and UV radiation interact with climate change, finding cascading effects on ecosystems and human health — including the photo-degradation of outdoor plastics into microplastics and nanoplastics under increased UV exposure.
The Environmental Effects Assessment Panel of the Montreal Protocol under the United Nations Environment Programme evaluates effects on the environment and human health that arise from changes in the stratospheric ozone layer and concomitant variations in ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Earth's surface. The current update is based on scientific advances that have accumulated since our last assessment (Photochem and Photobiol Sci 20(1):1-67, 2021). We also discuss how climate change affects stratospheric ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation, and how stratospheric ozone depletion affects climate change. The resulting interlinking effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and climate change are assessed in terms of air quality, carbon sinks, ecosystems, human health, and natural and synthetic materials. We further highlight potential impacts on the biosphere from extreme climate events that are occurring with increasing frequency as a consequence of climate change. These and other interactive effects are examined with respect to the benefits that the Montreal Protocol and its Amendments are providing to life on Earth by controlling the production of various substances that contribute to both stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change.