Greenhouse Gases
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Greenhouse Gases
Subject – Environment
Context – Phasing out Methane discussed during COP26.
Concept –
| Gas | Lifespan | Warming Potential |
| Carbon dioxide | 150-200 years | 1 |
| Methane | 12-15 years | 28 times CO2 |
| Nitrous Oxide | 120 years | 265 times CO2 |
| Fluorinated gases | 3.2-10,000 years | 151-23,900 times CO2 |