carbon dioxide-equivalent

noun

Definitions

  1. A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that…

    A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that would have the same global warming effect as that of a given mass of some other given gas.

    • The global warming potential of twenty tons of N₂O is over five kilotons CO₂-eq.

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No curated loop yet for carbon dioxide-equivalent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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