CO2 GWP: global warming potential (AR4, AR6)
CO2 (R744) has a 100-year global warming potential (GWP) of 1 under AR4, 1 under AR6, and 1 under WMO 2022.
A GWP is counted in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent (kg CO₂e) per kilogram of gas released.
GWP by IPCC report and horizon
One row per figure. When publishers print different figures under one report, each figure gets its own row.
| Report | Horizon | GWP | Printed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR4 | 100 years | 1 | CO2emissiefactoren.be |
| AR6 | 100 years | 1 | ADEME, CO2emissiefactoren.be, CO2emissiefactoren.nl, DESNZ, MfE, MITECO |
| WMO 2022 | 20 years | 1 | UNEP |
| WMO 2022 | 100 years | 1 | UNEP |
Who publishes it
Every open record of CO2 this page reads, with the figures it prints.
| Publisher | Record | Region | Figures | Factor page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADEME | Carbon dioxide | World | AR6 100 years: 1 | |
| CO2emissiefactoren.be | R744 - CO2 | Belgium | AR4 100 years: 1 · AR6 100 years: 1 | Open |
| CO2emissiefactoren.nl | R744 - CO2 | Netherlands | AR6 100 years: 1 | |
| DESNZ | Kyoto protocol products - Carbon dioxide | United Kingdom | AR6 100 years: 1 | |
| MfE | Refrigerant Use - Refrigerants - Carbon dioxide (R-744) - CO₂ | New Zealand | AR6 100 years: 1 | |
| MITECO | Carbon dioxide - CO2 | Spain | AR6 100 years: 1 | |
| UNEP | R-744 - carbon dioxide | World | WMO 2022 20 years: 1 · WMO 2022 100 years: 1 |
Source: the open records of the open-climate.ai catalogue, version 1590.
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