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carbon dioxide equivalence [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- carbon dioxide equivalence
1, record 1, English, carbon%20dioxide%20equivalence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- CO2 equivalence 2, record 1, English, CO2%20equivalence
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term global warming potential is often used to describe the long-term effect of the emission of a unit of a GHG into the atmosphere on global climate, expressed in terms of the number of identical units of CO2 emissions required to achieve the same effect, or CO2-equivalence. 2, record 1, English, - carbon%20dioxide%20equivalence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Units for reporting emissions of GHGs should be consistent, preferably in metric tonnes of each gas (i.e. units of carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide, not carbon or nitrogen) per year. 2, record 1, English, - carbon%20dioxide%20equivalence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équivalence en gaz carbonique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quivalence%20en%20gaz%20carbonique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équivalence en CO2 1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quivalence%20en%20CO2
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En parlant d'un gaz à effet de serre autre que le carbone, relation qu'on peut établir entre une quantité de ce gaz à effet de serre telle qu'elle puisse provoquer un effet radiatif donné et la quantité de gaz carbonique nécessaire pour provoquer le même effet radiatif. Cette relation s'exprime en équivalent- CO2, qui sont des unités, comme la gigatonne ou la mégatonne, utilisées pour mesurer les émissions de gaz carbonique. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quivalence%20en%20gaz%20carbonique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le chiffre à l'intérieur de la formule chimique (2) se place en indice. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quivalence%20en%20gaz%20carbonique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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