UN SDG #13 Climate Action UN SDG #13
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High Levels of Fluorocarbon Emissions Despite Expected Reductions
Hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) is a greenhouse gas twelve thousand times more potent than carbon dioxide and is being emitted at all-time high levels. Manufacturers report these emissions as being captured and destroyed, but the results indicate these GHGs are still being vented into the atmosphere.
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High Levels of Fluorocarbon Emissions Despite Expected Reductions
Hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23) is a greenhouse gas twelve thousand times more potent than carbon dioxide and is being emitted at all-time high levels. Manufacturers report these emissions as being captured and destroyed, but the results indicate these GHGs are still being vented into the atmosphere.
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Increase in HFC-23 Despite Near-Total Expected Reductions, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13899-4
Where are Fluorocarbons Coming From?, https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/science-news/where-are-these-fluorocarbons-coming
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