Sustainability glossary

CO₂e

Also called carbon dioxide equivalent

A common unit that expresses different greenhouse gases as the amount of CO₂ that would cause the same warming. One gram of N₂O counts as 273 to 298 g CO₂e depending on the factor set used.

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