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JANUARY 23, 2020

Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23, were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has found atmospheric levels growing at record values. As a result, they reported that they had almost completely eliminated HFC-23 emissions by 2017.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. The results suggest that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world’s top sulfur dioxide emitter.

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India 2007 Emissions Aura 170

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JUNE 27, 2017

The regions hardest hit are also those investing the most in solar energy installations: China, India and the Arabian Peninsula. My colleagues in India were showing off some of their rooftop solar installations, and I was blown away by how dirty the panels were. Credit: ACS, Bergin et al. Click to enlarge. —Michael Bergin.

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Solar Energy Global Production 218