Action taken to cut ozone-harming substances

Nation goes further to implement Montreal Protocol, restrict production of gases damaging to the environment

Editor's note: China Daily is publishing a series illustrating the country's efforts to achieve its carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals.

China has launched a five-year national action plan to implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, outlining specific timelines for the gradual elimination of all ozone-depleting substances used in production and consumption.

The plan will also address the use of hydrofluorocarbons, once developed as an alternative to ozone-depleting substances, but which have been discovered to have their own potent greenhouse gas effects.