The unit CO2-equivalent is used to compare greenhouse gases because they vary by global warming potential (GWP), which is an index used by the IPCC and others to measure the heat-trapping ability of different gases over a period of time, typically 100 years.

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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• greenhouse gases concept
• IPCC entity
• global warming potential concept