GWP
The Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a unit of measurement that compares the climate impact of different greenhouse gases over a certain period of time. A higher GWP means that the gas contributes more to global warming. Understanding the GWP helps to better assess the impact of different emissions on the climate and how to develop suitable measures to reduce them.
Methane, for example, has a GWP of 28-34 over a period of 100 years, which means that 1 kg of methane has the same climate impact as 28-34 kg of CO2. This shows that even small amounts of methane in the atmosphere have a major effect on global warming.
At uvex
To calculate the CO2 footprints of products, uvex uses the GWP 100a, i.e. the Global Warming Potential over 100 years. This expresses how much a greenhouse gas contributes to global warming compared to CO2. The calculation of the CO2 footprints at uvex is therefore based on current scientific data and standardized methods.
