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3 super-pollutants in our air - and how to limit them

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Super-pollutants are a category of greenhouse gases and air pollutants which trap even more heat in the atmosphere than CO2, per tonne. The good news is that none of the super-pollutants remain in the atmosphere for long so cutting them out could make a swift difference to climate change. Including them in climate change frameworks would lead to more funding to tackle them, says Jane Burston, Founder and CEO of the Clean Air Fund

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