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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). Partly based on this research, the eight nation-states and territories of Micronesia and the Republic of Mauritius have proposed to regulate these HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, although the treaty does not cover these gases.

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

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They are poised to become a larger part of the climate problem over the next few decades. The small island nations of Micronesia and Mauritius submitted a joint proposal in April to phase down production and consumption of HFCs under the Montreal Protocol. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD.