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Today it’s my favourite day of the year! #MontrealProtocol day.

There was a big scare throughout the 80s and 90s around the emissions of CFCs punching a hole into the ozone layer above Antarctica. It was even referenced in that Smash Mouth song.

Consensus around the harm of CFCs formed quickly in the scientific community. Politicians were urged to act.

And those politicians listened. Hundreds of them from around the world met up here in #Montreal to sign the document that would globally ban CFC use.

It worked. The hole in the ozone layer is still monitored, and it’s shrinking every year.

We did it, hoomans!

In the face of climate doomerism, the Montréal Protocol stands tall and strong, proving that consensus and co-operation can overcome corporate interests; that we’re not doomed to extinction at the hands of late-stage capitalism; that we still do have some control over our shared future.

We won’t change things if we believe we can’t.

Happy Montréal Protocol day, everyone.