CO₂e

A form of carbon dioxide-equivalent — A unit of measure of global warming potential denoting the mass of carbon dioxide that would have the same global warming effect as that of a given mass of some other given gas.

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nounCO₂e (uncountable)

alternative CO2e

  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of carbon dioxide-equivalent.

    More specifically, the Carbon Trust says the European average is 55g to 56g of CO2e for every hour of streaming video.

    2021 October 29, Mark Sweney, “Streaming’s dirty secret: how viewing Netflix top 10 creates vast quantity of CO2”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC
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