A plane flies past scatter clouds in a sunny afternoon in Beijing, China in 2011. A new study has measured an unexpected rise in emissions of the potent greenhouse gas HFC-23 in the atmosphere, even though its major producers China and India say they've drastically cut emissions. (Andy Wong/The Associated Press)
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January 22, 2020
A greenhouse gas that can cause 12,000 times more warming per tonne than carbon dioxide is rising unexpectedly in the atmosphere, despite reports by its major producers, China and India, that they've mostly eliminated emissions of the gas.
Atmospheric gas measurements at five stations around the world show that emissions of HFC-23 or trifluoromethane reached a record high in 2018 of 15,900 tonnes, reports a study led by Kieran Stanley, a visiting research fellow at the University of Bristol.
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January 21, 2020
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