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Greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat into the Earth's atmosphere these gases are Carbon dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O), Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and et cetera.

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What is the global warming potential (GWP) of any gas over a 1 day time frame?

It can, but it's not very helpful. A large number of gasses (methane being one) decompose relatively quickly in the atmosphere to form other compounds. A longer time horizon means you capture all of t …
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Which method is used to calculate tonnes carbon from tonnes CO$_2$ equivalents of GHGs?

OK it depends a lot on what exactly you mean. There is a known problem with people talking about "carbon" / "atmospheric carbon" / "Carbon Dioxide" and using the terms imprecisely - so there is often …
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