R438A GWP: global warming potential (AR4, AR5, AR6)

R438A has a 100-year global warming potential (GWP) of 2,059 to 2,265 under AR4, 2,059 under AR5, 2,425 under AR6, and 2,432 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.

R438A: global warming potential by report and horizon, in kg CO₂e per kg
ReportHorizonGWPPrinted by
AR4100 years2,059CO2emissiefactoren.be
AR4100 years2,264UNEP
AR4100 years2,265CO2emissiefactoren.nl
AR5100 years2,059CO2emissiefactoren.nl, DESNZ, UOS
AR6100 years2,425CO2emissiefactoren.be, CO2emissiefactoren.nl, MITECO
WMO 202220 years5,073UNEP
WMO 2022100 years2,432UNEP

Composition

R438A is a blend. Shares by mass as CO2emissiefactoren.be states them.

ComponentShare by mass
R328.5%
R12545%
R134a44.2%
R6001.7%
R601a0.6%

Who publishes it

Every open record of R438A this page reads, with the figures it prints.

PublisherRecordRegionFiguresFactor page
CO2emissiefactoren.beR438A - (8.5% R-32, 45% R125, 44.2% R134a 1.7% R600, 0.6% R601a)BelgiumAR4 100 years: 2,059 · AR6 100 years: 2,425
CO2emissiefactoren.nlR438aNetherlandsAR4 100 years: 2,265 · AR5 100 years: 2,059 · AR6 100 years: 2,425
DESNZBlends - R438AUnited KingdomAR5 100 years: 2,059
MITECOR-438A - R-32/125/134a/600/601a (8,5/45/44,2/1,7/0,6)SpainAR6 100 years: 2,425
UNEPR-438A - R-32/125/134a/600/601a (8.5/45.0/44.2/1.7/0.6)WorldAR4 100 years: 2,264 · WMO 2022 20 years: 5,073 · WMO 2022 100 years: 2,432
UOSRefrigerants - R-438AIcelandAR5 100 years: 2,059

Source: the open records of the open-climate.ai catalogue, version 1590.

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