OZONE DEPLECTION/GLOBAL WARMING

OZONE LAYER

This is a  layer above the atmosphere that covers the earth and prevent deleterious/unwanted rays from reaching the earth surface. The simplistic designation for ozone is O3. Presently, the average temperature on earth has been increasing above normal causing sunburn, abrupt climatic change, health hazards like skin cancer and others. These effects had been caused through persistent human activities on earth, such as burning with the emission of carbon as the major element, carbon from exhaust pipe of automobile, industries, aviation, and through emission of CFC(Chlorofluorocarbon) and other chemical fumes.

DECISION BY SOME NATIONS

France, Britain, Germany, China and other developing world had reiterated the fact that they are to disengage from using internal combustion engine(Vehicles) of fossil fuel in some years to come.France had proposed year 2030, likewise China year 2040 and some other countries have also embarked on such move.

One of the recent measures taken by France to start the discouragement of the usage of carbon fuel was the increase in fuel tax. The French President had long maintained that his fuel policies are needed to combat global warming as part of campaign for cleaner cars and fuel.

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