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