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The GWP (global warming potential) which is what people talk about is calculated over the next 100 years, so "short term" is a bit misleading.
by tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
The GWP (global warming potential) which is what people talk about is calculated over the next 100 years, so "short term" is a bit misleading.
- Manuel_D 5y agoGlobal warming potential can be calculated over any chosen time frame, some use a 20 year time frame [1]. One hundred years is indeed short term when some greenhouse gases have a half life of thousands or even tens of thousands of years. !. https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials#Learn%20why https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warmin...