https://github.com/openclimatedata/globalwarmingpotentials
Global Warming Potentials as assessed by the IPCC in CSV format, and as Python and Node modules
https://github.com/openclimatedata/globalwarmingpotentials
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Global Warming Potentials as assessed by the IPCC in CSV format, and as Python and Node modules
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/openclimatedata/globalwarmingpotentials
- Owner: openclimatedata
- License: cc0-1.0
- Created: 2021-08-03T10:26:04.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-19T11:55:55.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-21T20:48:12.642Z (7 months ago)
- Topics: climate-change, climate-data, climate-science, global-warming-potentials, greenhouse-gases
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 150 KB
- Stars: 25
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 8
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Global Warming Potentials
This work is released under a **Creative Commons CC0 Public Domain Dedication**.
Read the [LICENSE](LICENSE).
[](https://pypi.org/project/globalwarmingpotentials/)
[](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/globalwarmingpotentials)
[](https://www.npmjs.com/package/globalwarmingpotentials)
Global warming potentials of greenhouse gases.
## GWP metrics included in this repository
### 100-year-GWP from IPCC reports
- Second Assessment Report (SAR) - **SARGWP100**
[Data source](https://www.ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/ghgp/Global-Warming-Potential-Values%20%28Feb%2016%202016%29_1.pdf)
- Third Assessment Report (TAR) - **TARGWP100**
[Data source](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WGI_TAR_full_report.pdf), page 388 Table 6.7
- Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) - **AR4GWP100**
[Data source](https://www.ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/ghgp/Global-Warming-Potential-Values%20%28Feb%2016%202016%29_1.pdf)
- Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) - **AR5GWP100**
[Data source](https://www.ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/ghgp/Global-Warming-Potential-Values%20%28Feb%2016%202016%29_1.pdf)
- Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) - **AR6GWP100**
[Data Source](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf)
[CSV file](https://github.com/chrisroadmap/ar6/blob/main/data_output/7sm/metrics_supplement_cleaned.csv)
### 20-year-GWP from IPCC reports
- Third Assessment Report (TAR) - **TARGWP20**
[Data source](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WGI_TAR_full_report.pdf), page 388 Table 6.7
- Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) - **AR6GWP20**
[Data Source](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf)
[CSV file](https://github.com/chrisroadmap/ar6/blob/main/data_output/7sm/metrics_supplement_cleaned.csv)
### 500-year-GWP from IPCC reports
- Third Assessment Report (TAR) - **TARGWP500**
[Data source](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/03/WGI_TAR_full_report.pdf), page 388 Table 6.7
- Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) - **AR6GWP500**
[Data Source](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf)
[CSV file](https://github.com/chrisroadmap/ar6/blob/main/data_output/7sm/metrics_supplement_cleaned.csv)
### 100-year-GTP from IPCC reports
- Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) - **AR6GTP100**
[Data Source](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGI_Chapter_07_Supplementary_Material.pdf)
[CSV file](https://github.com/chrisroadmap/ar6/blob/main/data_output/7sm/metrics_supplement_cleaned.csv)
### 100-year-GWP including climate carbon cycle feedbacks
- Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) - **AR5CCFGWP100**
Data sources:
- [Table 8.SM.16](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/07/WGI_AR5.Chap_.8_SM.pdf)
- [Table 8.7](https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WG1AR5_Chapter08_FINAL.pdf)
(page 714)
## CSV file
CSV file: [globalwarmingpotentials.csv](./globalwarmingpotentials.csv)
## Python
```
pip install globalwarmingpotentials
```
Example usage:
```python
import globalwarmingpotentials as gwp
print(gwp.data["AR5GWP100"]["CH4"]) # prints '28'
df = gwp.as_frame() # Returns a Pandas DataFrame
```
## Node
```
npm install globalwarmingpotentials
```
## Releasing
After running
```
make
```
to update the Python and JS libraries
running
```
make tag
```
and pushing with
```
git push origin main --tags
```
a new releases on PyPI and NPM will be published.