More Montreal Magic A Recent paper in Nature, authored by several my close colleagues, added another thread to how Montreal Protocol saved the world As Nature’s commentary on the paper says, “the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which effectively banned ozone-killing chemicals, played a significant part in protecting the planet’s ability to absorb carbon. In a chilling scenario of what might have been, researchers estimated that, without the protocol, increasing production of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting substances