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Global Warming Potential (GWP)

The global warming potential is the impact a greenhouse gas (GHG) has to global warming. By definition, CO₂ is used as reference case, hence it always has the GWP of 1. GWP changes with time, and the IPCC has suggested using 100-year GWP for comparison purposes.

Greenhouse gases (GHGs)

Gases released by human activity that are responsible for climate change and global warming. The six gases listed in Annex A of the Kyoto Protocol are carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂0), as well as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆).

GWP

see Global Warming Potential.