China should take more active participation in a prospective agreement on the global phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons.
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This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO.71273153). We thank J. Lin for excellent research assistance.
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Zhang, J., Wang, C. China's hydrofluorocarbon challenge. Nature Clim Change 4, 943–945 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2377
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