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Climate Super-Pollutant from China’s Electric Grid (SF₆) Is Cooking the Planet (insideclimatenews.org)

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The nation’s electric utilities release vast quantities of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas. Recycling efforts could slash emissions at little cost, an Inside Climate News analysis reveals.

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[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

For whatever its worth, SF6 is listed in the Kyoto Protocol.

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