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(Global Warming Potential)
Chemical Formula
CH4
Percent of Global GHG
Emissions
14%
Sinks
Reacts with OH- in the
atmosphere to produce other
chemicals include CO,
consumed by bacteria
(methanogens) in the soil
Global Warming Potential = 1
Chemical Formula
CO2
Percent of Global GHG
Emissions
74%
Sinks
Ocean, plants
(Global Warming Potential)
Chemical Formula
Varies (HFC’s, CFC’s)
Percent of Global (GHG)
Emissions
1%
Sinks
None
Chemical Formula
N2 0
Percent of Greenhouse Effect
Percent of Global GHG
Emissions
8%
Sinks
Can react in the stratosphere to
produce NO which destroys
ozone