A team of the London-based Environment Investigation Agency has uncovered the illegal sale of chlorofluorocarbons by Chinese firms throughout the world. CFC gases destroy the ozone layer, which works as a shield to prevent the ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth. In their report, Under the Counter, the London-based group says: "The Chinese smugglers evade restrictions and supply CFCs to the black market. Some have been involved in the illegal CFC trade since the mid-1990s.' The report has been published after eight years of undercover investigations. The report is timely because delegates from over 180 countries on December 10adopted 40 decisions on climate change at a convention in Montreal. The undercover investigators posing as chemical dealers, visited firms in Zhejiang