Monday, 16 September 2019

News in brief - Monday 16th September

Ozone layer repairing
The hole in the ozone layer is the thinnest it has been for three decades; the ozone layer is important in protecting the earth from the sun's harmful radiation and had grown thinner as a result of the use of substances containing chlorofluorocarbons which are now banned

US not expected to attend climate summit
President Trump is expected to give the UN Climate Change summit a miss on Monday 23rd September; it is thought that the US is not intending to commit to any climate change reduction targets as they already pulled out of the Paris Agreement in 2016

Smog pollution across south-east Asia
Every year, around this time in September, the skies of south-east Asia are full of smog and pollution; this is due to farmers who use a slash-and-burn clearance method to burn forests and make space for new palm oil and paper plantations