global warming potential

collocation in English

meaningsofglobal,warmingandpotential

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global
adjective
uk
/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/us
/ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
relating to the ...
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warming
adjective
uk
/ˈwɔː.mɪŋ/us
/ˈwɔːr.mɪŋ/
A warming type of food or drink makes you ...
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potential
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, ...
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(Definition ofglobal,warmingandpotentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, it is essential to minimise its overall globalwarmingpotential: that of the gas and that of the equipment.
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Substitute refrigerants have therefore been introduced whose benefits include reduced ozone depletion potential, toxicity, flammability and globalwarmingpotential.
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On average, they have 2,274 times the globalwarmingpotentialof carbon dioxide.
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Under international guidelines, greenhouse gas emissions are measured in terms of their globalwarmingpotential.
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They are man-made, fluorinated greenhouse gases which, in some cases, have a globalwarmingpotential more than 1,000 times greater than carbon dioxide.
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We are talking about gases that have enormous globalwarmingpotential.
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Their globalwarmingpotentialis a hundred or even a thousand times greater than that of carbon dioxide.
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The globalwarmingpotentialof carbon dioxide is an international problem, with potentially worldwide effects.
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The method does not at the moment discourage refrigerants with a high globalwarmingpotentialas the alternatives that are currently available are not always appropriate.
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Unfortunately, there are no ways of routinely undertaking tests that could be used to screen the 30,000 chemicals to which we have referred for globalwarmingpotential.
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I think it is perfectly clear that we have to go down the road of seeking out the safest alternatives possible with the absolute minimum of globalwarmingpotential.
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It has a globalwarmingpotential296 times larger than an equal mass of carbon dioxide and it also contributes to stratospheric ozone depletion.
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They include: globalwarmingpotential, photo oxidant formation potential, eutrophication potential, human toxicity potential, freshwater ecotoxicity potential, marine ecotoxicity potential and terrestrial ecotoxicity potential.
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This amount of methane has more than twice the globalwarmingpotentialthan the 1 metric ton, which would have been produced by combustion.
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Methane is a greenhouse gas with a globalwarmingpotentialabout 23 times that of carbon dioxide.
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It is being investigated for use in etching as a replacement for compounds which have the liability of high globalwarmingpotential.
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