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[[File:Perfluorotributylamine-global-warming-potential.jpg|thumb|Comparison of global warming potential (GWP) of three [[greenhouse gas]]es over a 100-year period: [[Perfluorotributylamine]], [[nitrous oxide]], [[methane]] and [[carbon dioxide]] (the latter is the reference value, therefore it has a GWP of one)]]

[[File:Perfluorotributylamine-global-warming-potential.jpg|thumb|Comparison of global warming potential (GWP) of three [[greenhouse gas]]es over a 100-year period: [[Perfluorotributylamine]], [[nitrous oxide]], [[methane]] and [[carbon dioxide]] (the latter is the reference value, therefore it has a GWP of one)]]



'''Global warming potential''' ('''GWP''') is an index to measure how much [[infrared]] [[thermal radiation]] a [[greenhouse gas]] would absorb over a given time frame after it has been added to the [[atmosphere]] (or ''emitted'' to the atmosphere). The GWP makes different greenhouse gases comparable with regard to their "effectiveness in causing [[radiative forcing]]".<ref name=":2" />{{Rp|page=2232}} It is expressed as a multiple of the radiation that would be absorbed by the same [[mass]] of added [[carbon dioxide]] ({{CO2}}), which is taken as a reference gas. Therefore, the GWP has a value of 1 for {{CO2}}. For other [[gas]]es it depends on how strongly the gas absorbs infrared thermal radiation, how quickly the gas leaves the atmosphere, and the time frame being considered.

'''Global Warming Potential''' ('''GWP''') is an index to measure how much [[infrared]] [[thermal radiation]] a [[greenhouse gas]] would absorb over a given time frame after it has been added to the [[atmosphere]] (or ''emitted'' to the atmosphere). The GWP makes different greenhouse gases comparable with regard to their "effectiveness in causing [[radiative forcing]]".<ref name=":2" />{{Rp|page=2232}} It is expressed as a multiple of the radiation that would be absorbed by the same [[mass]] of added [[carbon dioxide]] ({{CO2}}), which is taken as a reference gas. Therefore, the GWP has a value of 1 for {{CO2}}. For other [[gas]]es it depends on how strongly the gas absorbs infrared thermal radiation, how quickly the gas leaves the atmosphere, and the time frame being considered.



For example, [[Methane emissions|methane]] has a GWP over 20 years (GWP-20) of 81.2<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=7.SM.6 Tables of greenhouse gas lifetimes, radiative efficiencies and metrics |date=2021 |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf |page=7SM-24 |publisher=[[IPCC]]}}.</ref> meaning that, for example, a [[Fugitive gas emissions|leak]] of a tonne of methane is equivalent to emitting 81.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide measured over 20 years. As methane has a much shorter atmospheric lifetime than carbon dioxide, its GWP is much less over longer time periods, with a GWP-100 of 27.9 and a GWP-500 of 7.95.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=7SM-24}}

For example, [[Methane emissions|methane]] has a GWP over 20 years (GWP-20) of 81.2<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=7.SM.6 Tables of greenhouse gas lifetimes, radiative efficiencies and metrics |date=2021 |url=https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf |page=7SM-24 |publisher=[[IPCC]]}}.</ref> meaning that, for example, a [[Fugitive gas emissions|leak]] of a tonne of methane is equivalent to emitting 81.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide measured over 20 years. As methane has a much shorter atmospheric lifetime than carbon dioxide, its GWP is much less over longer time periods, with a GWP-100 of 27.9 and a GWP-500 of 7.95.<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=7SM-24}}

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