Perfluorotributylamine is an unregulated, long-living industrial chemical that breaks all records for potential climate impacts

 

“PFTBA is just one example of an industrial chemical that is produced but there are no policies that control its production, use or emission,” Hong said. “It is not being regulated by any type of climate policy.”

 

Suzanne Goldenberg, US environment correspondent

 

theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013 16.17 GMT

 

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/dec/10/new-greenhouse-gas-powerful-chemical-perfluorotributylamine

 

We need to be told just why and how this has escaped the news and investigation before.