Martyn Chipperfield We all owe a debt of gratitude to the scientists, politicians and industry leaders who created such an effective and flexible agreement which, 30 years on, is doing what it set out to achieve and more. The 1987 treaty that stopped the pollution causing a hole in the ozone layer is rightly seen… Continue reading The 30-year-old ozone layer treaty has a new role: fighting climate change
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Ozone air pollution, kills a million every year
New research links long-term exposure to ozone air pollution with one million premature deaths per year due to respiratory diseases, which is 125 % more than previous estimates. A new article published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives quantifies the global impact of long-term ozone exposure on respiratory mortality. It finds that in 2010, long-term outdoor exposure… Continue reading Ozone air pollution, kills a million every year