Environmental Studies and Forestry

Sustained growth of sulfur hexafluoride emissions in China inferred from atmospheric observations

M. An, R. G. Prinn, et al.

This groundbreaking study reveals a significant increase in SF6 emissions from China, rising from 2.6 Gg yr−1 in 2011 to 5.1 Gg yr−1 in 2021, which could undermine national efforts toward carbon neutrality by 2060. Conducted by prominent researchers Minde An, Ronald G. Prinn, and others, the findings highlight critical emissions sources in western China linked to power generation.