CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent)
A unit that converts all greenhouse gases into the amount of carbon dioxide that would warm the planet by the same amount.
It lets methane, nitrous oxide and other gases be added up with CO2. The conversion uses global warming potentials, usually over 100 years.
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Reviewed 14 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
