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Cutting Non-CO2 Pollutants Can Delay Abrupt Climate Change; The Fast Action Climate Agenda

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Noting the references in scientific and policy literature to the need for fast-action mitigation to help avoid DAI and abrupt climate changes, the authors define “fast-action” to include regulatory measures that can begin within 2–3 years, be substantially implemented in 5–10 years, and produce a climate response within decades.

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Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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Alternative gases are available: the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The increasing use of HFCs could significantly undo the climate benefits attained under the Montreal Protocol. Andersen (2009) The large contribution of projected HFC emissions to future climate forcing. Tags: Climate Change Policy. 0902817106.

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