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CO<sub>2</sub>-e is also written CO<sub>2</sub>e or CO<sub>2</sub>eq. | |||
Revision as of 00:08, 26 August 2021
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 the 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 or CO2eq.
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
- Corporate social responsibility
- CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme
- Decarbonise
- Emissions
- Footprint
- Global warming potential (GWP)
- Greenhouse gas
- Greenhouse Gas Protocol
- Kyoto Protocol
- Montreal Pledge
- Renewables
