Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas (GHG) traps in the atmosphere over a specific time period, relative to carbon dioxide (CO2). It is a dimensionless quantity expressed as a multiple of warming caused by the same mass of CO2.
Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas (GHG) traps in the atmosphere over a specific time period, relative to carbon dioxide (CO2). It is a dimensionless quantity expressed as a multiple of warming caused by the same mass of CO2.
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