Numbers Don’t Lie, Do They? On the Gap Between Greenhouse Gas Reports and Reality

ECHO Story | Changing Society

Under the Kyoto Protocol, countries must report their greenhouse gas emissions, including one of the most potent greenhouse gases: Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), used mainly as an insulator in the electrical industry. But the numbers don’t add up. A team of meteorologists has now published both global and regional SF6 emissions, confirming the discrepancies.

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