Studies find China-based emissions of three potent climate-warming greenhouse gases have spiked in past decade

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Studies find China-based emissions of three potent climate-warming greenhouse gases have spiked in past decade

When it comes to heating up the planet, not all greenhouse gases are created equal. They vary widely in their global warming potential (GWP), a measure of how much infrared thermal radiation a greenhouse gas would absorb over a given time frame once it enters the atmosphere.