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Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unit of carbon dioxide
1, record 1, English, unit%20of%20carbon%20dioxide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unit of CO2 emissions 1, record 1, English, unit%20of%20CO2%20emissions
correct
- unit of emissions of carbon dioxide 2, record 1, English, unit%20of%20emissions%20of%20carbon%20dioxide
correct
- carbon unit 3, record 1, English, carbon%20unit
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. 1, record 1, English, - unit%20of%20carbon%20dioxide
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, - unit%20of%20carbon%20dioxide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité d'émission de CO2
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20de%20CO2
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[L'expression] «équivalent de CO2» décrit le rôle relatif de différents gaz à effet de serre dans l'atmosphère actuel au niveau de l'intensification de l'effet de serre naturel, en unités équivalentes de concentrations atmosphériques du CO2, ou en unités d'émission de CO2. 1, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20de%20CO2
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les formules chimiques les chiffres sont en indices. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20d%27%C3%A9mission%20de%20CO2
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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