Global Warming Potentials (IPCC Fourth Assessment Report)

 

Species

Chemical formula

Global Warming Potential (100 year time horizon)

Carbon dioxide

CO2

1

Methane

CH4

25

Nitrous oxide

N2O

298

 

 

 

HFC-23

CHF3

14800

HFC-32

CH2F2

675

HFC-41

CH3F

92

HFC-43-10mee

CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3

1640

HFC-125

C2HF5

3500

HFC-134

C2H2F4

1100

HFC-134a

CH2FCF3

1430

HFC-143

C2H3F3

353

HFC-143a

CF3CH3

4470

HFC-152 CH2FCH2F 53
HFC-152a C2H4F2 124
HFC-161 CH3CH2F 12

HFC-227ea

C3HF7

3220

HFC-236cb CH2FCF2CF3 1340
HFC-236ea CHF2CHFCF3 1370

HFC-236fa

C3H2F6

9810

HFC-245ca

C3H3F5

693

HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 1030
HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 794
     

Perfluoromethane

CF4

7390

Perfluoroethane

C2F6

12200

Perfluoropropane

C3F8

8830

Perfluorobutane

C4F10

8860

Perfluorocyclobutane

c-C4F8

10300

Perfluoropentane

C5F12

9160

Perfluorohexane

C6F14

9300

Perfluorodecalin C10F18 7500
Perfluorocyclopropane c-C3F6 17340

Sulphur hexafluoride

SF6

22800

Nitrogen trifluoride NF3 17200
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