Irish Examiner view: Collective action on our environment is long overdue

Not a day goes by where we don’t read of some climate-caused catastrophe
We don’t seem able to wean ourselves off our addiction to fossil fuels, and deeply conservative and powerful political regimes rely on them as a strong source of cash. Picture: visibleearth.nasa.gov

We don’t seem able to wean ourselves off our addiction to fossil fuels, and deeply conservative and powerful political regimes rely on them as a strong source of cash. Picture: visibleearth.nasa.gov

The hole in the ozone layer seems almost retro, a relic of a simpler time compared to what the planet has been through since.

It emerged this past week that its repair has been a success, a long-term consequence of restrictions from the 1980s on the various gases that had eaten through it.

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