Carbon dioxide equivalent

Environmental policy - greenhouse gases - measurement - reporting.

(CO₂-e).

Carbon dioxide equivalent is a standardised unit of measurement to indicate the global warming potential (GWP) of other greenhouse gases, expressed in terms of the GWP of one unit of carbon dioxide.

CO₂-e is used to measure releasing (or avoiding releasing) different greenhouse gases against a common standard.

CO₂-e is also written CO2e, CO₂e or CO₂eq, all meaning the same thing.

It is generally expressed in MtCO₂-e, the equivalent of one metric tonne of carbon dioxide.

See also

• Carbon credits
• Carbon footprint
• Carbon-neutral
• Carbon tax
• Conversion factor
• Corporate social responsibility
• Decarbonise
• Emissions
• Footprint
• Global warming potential (GWP)
• Greenhouse gas
• Greenhouse Gas Protocol
• Kyoto Protocol
• Montreal Pledge
• Renewables
• Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting

External link

• Greenhouse Gas Protocol