International - Gothenburg Protocol
Status
The Gothenburg Protocol, signed in November 1999 and first updated in 2005, is a multi-pollutant protocol that aims to reduce acidification, eutrophication (uncontrolled growth of algae caused by excessive absorption of nitrogen compounds in water) and ground level ozone by setting emissions ceilings for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia. The objective of the protocol is to limit trans-boundary migration of atmospheric pollutants.
The latest updates were issued in 2012 and came into effect in October 2019.
Last update: 11/06/2020