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NGG aims to explore the natural sciences in a general way and more particularly to encourage the scientific research in the canton of Glarus. An important concern of the NGG lies in the support of efforts for the protection of nature in the canton.more

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Climate effect and CO2 equivalent emissions of short-lived substances

Climatologists have developed a method for calculating CO2 equivalents that more realistically captures the time course of the climate impact of methane or other short-lived substances than the conversion currently used in international climate agreements. This report presents the new metric and identifies issues for which the climate impact of methane should be reassessed.

Climate effect and CO2 equivalent emissions of short-lived substances

Categories

  • Methane

Contact

Dr. Urs Neu
SCNAT
ProClim − Forum for Climate and Global Change (ProClim)
House of Academies
PO Box
3001 Bern
Switzerland


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