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To help communicate the broad understanding of the Montreal Protocol, ODSs, and ozone depletion, as well as the relationship of these topics to GHGs and global warming, this component of the Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022 report describes the state of this science with 20 illustrated questions and answers. The questions and answers address the nature of atmospheric ozone, the chemicals that cause ozone depletion, how global and polar ozone depletion occur, the extent of ozone depletion, the success of the Montreal Protocol, the possible future of the ozone layer, and the protection against climate change now provided by the Kigali Amendment. Computer model projections show that GHGs such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) will have a growing influence on global ozone in the coming decades, and in some cases may exceed the…