Based on the GWP values from the IPCC's 2013 Fifth Assessment Report, a ton of methane is 28 times more potent than a ton of carbon dioxide when averaged over a 100-year time frame.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Congressional Research Service
  Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

Sources

• Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Mitigation www.everycrsreport.com Congressional Research Service via serper

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• methane concept
• IPCC entity
• carbon dioxide concept