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Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020

  • R. E. Neale
  • , P. W. Barnes
  • , T. M. Robson
  • , P. J. Neale
  • , C. E. Williamson
  • , R. G. Zepp
  • , S. R. Wilson
  • , S. Madronich
  • , A. L. Andrady
  • , A. M. Heikkilä
  • , G. H. Bernhard
  • , A. F. Bais
  • , P. J. Aucamp
  • , A. T. Banaszak
  • , J. F. Bornman
  • , L. S. Bruckman
  • , S. N. Byrne
  • , B. Foereid
  • , D. P. Häder
  • , L. M. Hollestein
  • W. C. Hou, S. Hylander, M. A.K. Jansen, A. R. Klekociuk, J. B. Liley, J. Longstreth, R. M. Lucas, J. Martinez-Abaigar, K. McNeill, C. M. Olsen, K. K. Pandey, L. E. Rhodes, S. A. Robinson, K. C. Rose, T. Schikowski, K. R. Solomon, B. Sulzberger, J. E. Ukpebor, Q. W. Wang, S. Wängberg, C. C. White, S. Yazar, A. R. Young, P. J. Young, L. Zhu, M. Zhu
  • Queensland Institute of Medical Research
  • Loyola University New Orleans
  • University of Helsinki
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Miami University
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency
  • University of Wollongong
  • National Center for Atmospheric Research
  • North Carolina State University
  • Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • Biospherical Instruments, Inc.
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Ptersa Environmental Consultants
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Murdoch University
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • The University of Sydney
  • Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
  • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • National Cheng Kung University
  • Linnaeus University
  • Australian Antarctic Division
  • NIWA
  • Institute for Global Risk Research, LLC
  • Australian National University
  • Universidad de La Rioja
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
  • Institute of Wood Science and Technology
  • University of Manchester
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine
  • University of Guelph
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
  • University of Benin
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • University of Gothenburg
  • Bee America
  • Garvan Institute of Medical Research
  • King's College London
  • Lancaster University
  • Donghua University

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Abstract

This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides the latest scientific update since our most recent comprehensive assessment (Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 2019, 18, 595–828). The interactive effects between the stratospheric ozone layer, solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and climate change are presented within the framework of the Montreal Protocol and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. We address how these global environmental changes affect the atmosphere and air quality; human health; terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; biogeochemical cycles; and materials used in outdoor construction, solar energy technologies, and fabrics. In many cases, there is a growing influence from changes in seasonality and extreme events due to climate change. Additionally, we assess the transmission and environmental effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of linkages with solar UV radiation and the Montreal Protocol.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPhotochemical and Photobiological Sciences
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  3. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  4. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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