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Global Warming Potential A measure of how much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming relative to the same mass of Carbon Dioxide. GWP | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | 1 | | Methane (CH4) | 23 | | Nitrous Oxide (N2O) | 296 | | HFC-134a | 1300 | | Tetrafluoromethane (CF4) | 5700 | | Trifluoromethane (HFC-23) | 12000 | | Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6) | 22200 | Reference IPCC Third Assessment Report: Climate Change 2001
See also: Carbon Dioxide, Equivalent Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Sulphur Hexafluoride, Tetrafluoromethane.
  
Subjects:- Environmental
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