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EU methane emissions (Mt) based on various IPCC global warming potentials, 2020

Figure Created 25 Nov 2022 Published 12 Dec 2022 Last modified 12 Dec 2022

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Topics: Climate change mitigation

The figure shows the 100-year Global Warming Potential (GWPs) of CH₄ from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 2, 4 and 5 (AR2, AR4, AR5), together with the AR5’s 20-year GWP. The 100-year values are used to allow comparison with other greenhouse gases (GHGs) reported in the inventories and have been agreed by the Parties for reporting under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

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Methodology:: IPCC assessment reports
Units:: Million tonnes CO₂e
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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Source: EEA, based on the 2022 EU GHG inventory, and using the following IPCC GWPs for methane: AR2 (100-year)=21; AR4 (100-year)=25; AR5 (100-year)=28; AR5 (20-year)=84. 'AR' in the figure means 'IPCC Assessment Report', and 'GWP' means 'global warming potential'

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