Title English:
equivalent carbon dioxide
Acronym English:
CO2e
Definition English:
Carbon dioxide equivalent is a measure used to compare the emissions from various greenhouse gases based upon their global warming potential. For example, the global warming potential for methane over 100 years is 21. This means that emissions of one million metric tons of methane is equivalent to emissions of 21 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.
Title Arabic:
ثاني أكسيد الكربون المكافئ
Domain:
Sustainable Development
Subject:
Environment Management
InformationType:
Term
SourceSymbol:
E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/1