Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Emissions in China: An Inventory for 2005-2013 and Projections to 2050

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2027-2034

  Fang, Xuekun ^a,b   Velders, Guus J M ^c   Ravishankara, A R ^d   Molina, Mario J ^e   Hu, Jianxin ^a   Prinn, Ronald G ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; HFC PRODUCTION; HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (HCFCS); HYDROFLUOROCARBONS; MAJOR PRODUCERS; MONTREAL PROTOCOLS; OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES;

FLUOROCARBONS;

FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; AIR POLLUTANT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROFLUOROCARBON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FLUOROHYDROCARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HISTORICAL PERIOD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; RADIATIVE FORCING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED;

EID: 84958292160     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04376     Document Type: Article

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