Climate change basics: a glossary
Anthropogenic climate change
Climate change has numerous negative environmental effects, including extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and melting of the polar ice caps.
Greenhouse gases
Carbon footprint
CO₂e
Greenhouse gas
Global warming potential
1 kg Carbon dioxide (CO2)
1 Kg CO2e
1kg Methane (CH4)
~12 Kg CO2e
1 kg Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
~ 114 Kg CO2e