A New Model for Communicating the Ozone-Layer Assessment's Findings to the Montreal Protocol: The 2014 'Assessment for Decision-Makers'

Christine A. Ennis (1, 2) A.R. Ravishankara (3, 2)

Abstract
Since the inception in 1987 of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the scientific community has provided policy-relevant scientific information for the Protocol in periodic state-of-understanding assessment reports. These Ozone Assessment reports have informed the decisions of the Parties over the past 25 years to amend and adjust the Protocol to further protect the stratospheric ozone layer. In the recently completed 2014 Ozone Assessment, a new communication product was developed to more effectively convey the complex scientific information to policymakers. This poster will describe the approach of this new communication, the 'Assessment for Decision-Makers.'