global warming potential

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002895",
  "term": "global warming potential",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A measure of how much heat a substance can trap in the atmosphere. GWP can be used to compare the effects of different greenhouse gases. For example, methane has a GWP of 21, which means over a period of 100 years, 1 pound of methane will trap 21 times more heat than 1 pound of carbon dioxide (which has a GWP of 1).",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "environmental indicators",
    "greenhouse effect",
    "global warming",
    "greenhouse gases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "potencial de calentamiento global (PCG)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/global-warming-potential/"
}