Chloroform poses new threat to ozone recovery

A picture of planet Earth

Source: © Shutterstock

Models of observational data trace anthropogenic emissions back to China

A rise in anthropogenic chloroform emissions could delay the recovery of the ozone layer. Chloroform emissions from eastern China rose by an estimated 50 gigatonnes between 2010 and 2015, a new analysis shows, accounting for the entire increase in global chloroform emissions over this time.