global GHG emissions, has a GWP of 273. This means that one metric ton of nitrous oxide is equivalent to 273 metric tons of carbon dioxide, making it far more potent than carbon dioxide.
Global warming potential measures how much heat a greenhouse gas (GHG) is capable of trapping in the atmosphere, using one metric ton of carbon dioxide as a baseline. GWP are defined on a range of time-periods, but the most commonly used metric is the 100-year timescale (GWP100). This looks at the GWP of GHGs over 100 years. For example, nitrous oxide, which accounts for six percent of Global warming potential (GWP) values of selected greenhouse gases as of 2021, by time scale
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Global warming potential (GWP) values of selected greenhouse gases as of 2021, by time scale [Graph], IPCC, August 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/536528/global-warming-potentials-by-contaminant/