Methane has 23times the global warming potential of CO2;
甲烷是全球升温的潜在物质相当于二氧化碳的23倍；
If a gas has a global warming potential of 2, that means its potential is twice that of CO2.
如果一种气体的全球变暖潜能为2，那么它的潜能就是CO2的两倍。
The relative strength of different greenhouse gases is measured by the "Global Warming Potential".
不同温室气体的相对强度是通过“全球变暖潜能”值来衡量。
The Global Warming Potential of carbon dioxide is very high due to its long lifetime in the atmosphere.
由于大气中二氧化碳存在时间长，所以二氧化碳的全球变暖潜能值非常高。
If a gas has a global warming potential of 1, it has the same potential to contribute to global warming as CO2.
如果一种气体的全球变暖潜能为1，那么它就有和CO2同样的潜能造成全球变暖。
And from 2010 all new fridges will use CO2 systems that are non-ozone-depleting and have a much lower global warming potential.
从2010年起，所有新的冰箱都将使用CO2系统，这样就不会危害臭氧层，减少所带来的温室效应。
In so doing these companies have replaced Ozone Depleting Substances and dramatically reduced the Global Warming Potential of automotive air-conditioning systems.
在这样做，这些公司已经取代消耗臭氧层物质，并大大减少了全球变暖的潜在的汽车空调空调系统。
The blowing agent utilized in the inventive composition is preferably selected such that the composition has a zero ozone depletion and low global warming potential.
优选选择用于本发明组合物的发泡剂使得该组合物具有零臭氧消耗和较低的全球变暖化潜在可能性。
One option, ironically, is to use carbon dioxide to replace the synthetic HFC refrigerants used in such systems, he says: such gases can have around 4000 times the global warming potential of CO2.
一种可选的办法，具有讽刺意味，是用二氧化碳替代在这类系统中使用的合成氟化烃制冷剂，他说：这类气体造成全球变暖的可能性是二氧化碳的四千倍。
The MAC Directive (EC Directive 2006/40/EC) refers to the phasing out of HFC 134a in new vehicles from 2011 and a replacement gas with a maximum global warming potential (GWP) 150 will be introduced.
MAC指导说明（EC 指导说明2006/40/EC）是指自2011年起出产的新车中HFC134a要禁止使用，另一种气态制冷剂将其取而代之，它的最高全球变暖潜能（英文简称GWP）是150。
The practical conclusion is that if global warming is a potential disaster, the only solution is new technology.
切实可行的结论是，如果全球变暖是一个潜在的灾难，那么唯一的解决办法就是新技术。
But perhaps trumping all of these examples is the potential disastrous health effects of global warming.
但全球变暖所带来的对健康灾难性的潜在影响胜过了所有这些例子。
It is amidst these beautiful wildflower fields that one scientist has already found alarming evidence about the potential impact of global warming.
在这些美丽的野花中，一位科学家发现了全球气候变暖的潜在影响的有力证据。
Already, cities such as New York have adopted a risk-management approach to potential climate impacts-preparing for the prospects posed by already guaranteed global warming.
诸如纽约等城市早已采取了风险管理的方法来应对潜在的气候影响——为全球变暖的未来做好准备。
The RSPB also claims now that installation of the turbines could release significant carbon dioxide from the peat bogs affected, undermining the turbines' potential to combat global warming.
RSPB现在还声称，风力涡轮机的安装会从受到影响的泥炭沼泽中释放出大量的二氧化碳，这样就会削弱并破坏涡轮机解决全球变暖问题的潜力。
Notably, she praised Mr Gore (now a potential rival for 2008, whatever he says) as a "committed visionary on global warming for more than two decades".
她还特别称赞了戈尔先生(他现在怎么说都是2008竞选的一大潜在对手)是一位远见卓识的人，在全球变暖问题上忠于职守了二十年。
But he readily admits that there are other challenges that might derail this potential solution to help alleviate global warming.
但是他同时承认还存在其他一些挑战，它们可能会破坏这个减缓温室效应的方法。
To complicate matters further, nitrous-oxide and methane emissions from farms far outweigh carbon-dioxide emissions in global-warming potential.
为了将此焦点话题更加复杂化，一氧化二氮气体与沼气的排放量在全球变暖潜在因素中远远超过了二氧化碳的排放量并更具危害性。
Global warming has historically been a controversial topic. Today mainstream scientists and politicians still debate the potential consequences of the phenomenon.
全球变暖历来是一个争议性的话题，今天的主流科学家和政客仍然在辩论现象的潜在后果。
Global warming has historically been a controversial topic. Today mainstream scientists and politicians still debate the potential consequences of the phenomenon.
全球变暖历来是一个争议性的话题，今天的主流科学家和政客仍然在辩论现象的潜在后果。
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