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Observation Network

China’s meteorological authority announced on December 20 that the country has established its first greenhouse gas observation network after nearly 40 years of construction.

The announcement came after the China Meteorological Administration released its first national greenhouse gas observation network directory, which consists of 60 high-precision observation stations covering major critical climate areas in the country.

Its observation elements contain seven types of greenhouse gases specified in the Kyoto Protocol, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide.

China is one of the first countries in the world to carry out the background

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