GWP is used to compare refrigerants based on their relative warming impact over a specified time horizon. True or False?

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GWP is used to compare refrigerants based on their relative warming impact over a specified time horizon. True or False?

Global warming potential compares how much heat a refrigerant traps in the atmosphere relative to CO2 over a chosen time horizon. That’s exactly what’s meant by using GWP to gauge a refrigerant’s climate impact, so the statement is true. It doesn’t measure ozone depletion (that’s ozone depletion potential) or energy efficiency (which is evaluated with efficiency metrics like COP or SEER). The time horizon chosen (often 100 years) can change the GWP value, but the core idea remains: higher GWP means greater potential to warm the atmosphere for the same amount released.

Global warming potential compares how much heat a refrigerant traps in the atmosphere relative to CO2 over a chosen time horizon. That’s exactly what’s meant by using GWP to gauge a refrigerant’s climate impact, so the statement is true. It doesn’t measure ozone depletion (that’s ozone depletion potential) or energy efficiency (which is evaluated with efficiency metrics like COP or SEER). The time horizon chosen (often 100 years) can change the GWP value, but the core idea remains: higher GWP means greater potential to warm the atmosphere for the same amount released.

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