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Carbon and energy unit converters

Every converter shows the value it uses and where it comes from: IPCC global warming potentials as tabulated by the GHG Protocol, UK government refrigerant factors (DESNZ 2026), and NIST definitions for energy and mass units.

Greenhouse gases to CO₂e

Mass of a gas multiplied by its 100-year global warming potential.

Bromocarbons, Hydrobromocarbons and Halons (16)
Halogenated Alcohols, Ethers, Furans, Aldehydes and Ketones (112)
Chlorocarbons and Hydrochlorocarbons (11)
Hydrofluorocarbons (includes unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons) (50)
Major Greenhouse Gases (6)
Chlorofluorocarbons (14)
Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (includes unsaturated species) (21)
Fully Fluorinated Species (24)

Refrigerants and blends to CO₂e

UK government conversion factors (DESNZ 2026) per kilogram released.

Energy units

Mass units