word
global warming potential
GLOH-bul WAR-ming puh-TEN-shul
ˈɡloʊbəl ˈwɔːrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəlListen
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globalwarmingpotential
Dictionary meaning
a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere over a specified time period, expressed relative to carbon dioxide which is assigned a value of one; global warming potential allows scientists and policymakers to compare the climate impacts of different gases on a common scale; over a 100-year period methane has a global warming potential of approximately 28 to 36, nitrous oxide approximately 265 to 298, and certain industrial fluorinated gases thousands of times higher than carbon dioxide
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