Carbon dioxide equivalent abbreviated as CO2-eq is a metric measure used for estimating how much global warming a given type and amount of greenhouse gas may cause, using the functionally equivalent amount or concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) as the reference.
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Carbon dioxide equivalents