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Annex GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS

United Kingdom

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Acronym, common name or chemical name Global warming potential
Carbon dioxide (CO2)1
Methane (CH4)28
Nitrous oxide (N2O)265
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)23 500
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)16 100
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs):
HFC-23 CHF3 12 400
HFC-32 CH2F2 677
HFC-41 CH3F116
HFC-125 CHF2CF3 3 170
HFC-134 CHF2CHF2 1 120
HFC-134a CH2FCF3 1 300
HFC-143 CH2FCHF2 328
HFC-143a CH3CF3 4 800
HFC-152 CH2FCH2F16
HFC-152a CH3CHF2 138
HFC-161 CH3CH2F4
HFC-227ea CF3CHFCF3 3 350
HFC-236cb CF3CF2CH2F1 210
HFC-236ea CF3CHFCHF2 1 330
HFC-236fa CF3CH2CF3 8 060
HFC-245fa CHF2CH2CF3 858
HFC-245ca CH2FCF2CHF2 716
HFC-365mfc CH3CF2CH2CF3 804
HFC-43-10mee CF3CHFCHFCF2CF3 or (C5H2F10)1 650
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs):
PFC-14, Perfluoromethane, CF4 6 630
PFC-116, Perfluoroethane, C2F6 11 100
PFC-218, Perfluoropropane, C3F8 8 900
PFC-318, Perfluorocyclobutane, c-C4F8 9 540
Perfluorocyclopropane c-C3F6 9 200
PFC-3-1-10, Perfluorobutane, C4F10 9 200
PFC-4-1-12, Perfluoropentane, C5F12 8 550
PFC-5-1-14, Perfluorohexane, C6F14 7 910
PFC-9-1-18, C10F18 7 190