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Classified Green House GassesWhile CO2 is the most prominent green house gas, other gasses contribute to global warming as well.. There are six directly controllable green house gasses that are covered by the Kyoto Protocol. To compare the influence of the individual gasses, they are associated with a factor, Global Warming Potential, relative to the impact of CO2. Emission targets are given in units of CO2 equivalents, which is the product of the global warming potential of the gas and the weight. This is the quantity of CO2, which would have the same effect on global warming over a duration of 100 years as the individual gas. These gasses are commonly included when determining the carbon footprint of an organisation as part of a carbon management strategy. |
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Sources of EmissionsExplore the treemap below for sources of emissions by sector and category. Click on sector headings to drill down into the sector. Hover over each cell for more details. The size of each cell corresponds directly to the volume of emissions from that individual source. |
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There are other green house gasses, though they were not considered wortthy of inclusion in the Kyoto Protocol - mostly because of low volume at the time of the Kyoto Protocol. As a notable exception, NF3 was not included. With the rise of plasma screens and thin-film solar panels, demand in SF6 (for cleaning) rose as well. As SF6 had been included in the Kyoto Protocol, industry switched to the substitute NF3 , which has almost the same green house warming potential as SF6. Substitutes for NF3 exist as well, though there is little pressure to switch while it is still not on the official list.
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