Multiannual top-down estimate of HFC-23 emissions in East Asia

X. Fang; A. Stohl; Y. Yokouchi; J. Kim; S. Li; T. Saito; S. Park; J. Hu

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Multiannual top-down estimate of HFC-23 emissions in East Asia

X. Fang, A. Stohl, Y. Yokouchi, J. Kim, S. Li, T. Saito, S. Park, J. Hu

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Trifluoromethane (CHF₃, HFC-23), with a 100-year global warming potential (GWP) of 12400, is regulated under the Kyoto Protocol. HFC-23 emissions in East Asia, especially in China, are currently thought to represent the majority of global HFC-23 emissions. This study provides both a bottom-up emission inventory and the multiannual top-down estimate of HFC-23 emissions in East Asia during 2007-2012. The new bottom-up inventory yields improved simulated HFC-23 mixing ratios compared to previous bottom-up inventories. The top-down estimate uses inverse modeling to further improve the model-measurement agreement. Results show that China contributed 94-98% of all HFC-23 emissions in East Asia. Annual a posteriori emissions from China were around 6.3 Gg/yr during the period 2007-2010 after which they increased to 7.1 ± 0.7 Gg/yr in 2011 and 8.8 ± 0.8 Gg/yr in 2012. For the first time, this study also provides a top-down estimate of HFC-23/HCFC-22 (chlorodifluoromethane, CHClF₂) coproduction ratios in non-CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) HCFC-22 production plants as well as in all HCFC-22 production plants in China.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4345-4353
Number of pages	9
Journal	Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	49
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es505669j
State	Published - 7 Apr 2015

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