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- Large hole in ozone layer detected over Halley Bay, Antarctica.
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- Montreal Protocol, signed by EC, USA and 23 other countries, calls for 50% reduction
- in CFC use by 1999.
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- EC directive on sulphur dioxide emissions from large combustion plants.
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- Nuclear Installation Inspectorate reports on Bradwell Magnox nuclear power station, opening debate about aging reactors and costs of decommissioning.
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- UN report on long-range transmission of air pollutants shows Britain has highest proportion of
- damaged forests in Europe.