The Kioto protocol – Global warming contributors – Kioto protocol’s thrust – An oil & gas industry issue –Compressor emissions
The Kyoto Protocol identifies 6 primary sources of greenhouse gases with severe impact on global warming that must be reduced:
| SPECIES | CHEMICAL FORMULA | GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL |
| CO2 | CO2 | 1 |
| Methane | CH4 | 21 |
| Notrous oxide | N2O | 310 |
| Perfluorohexane | C6F14 | 7,400 |
| Perfluoropentane | C5F12 | 7,500 |
| Perfluoroethane | C2F6 | 9,200 |
| Sulphur hexafluoride | SF6 | 23,900 |
Source:
Climate Change 1995: The Science of Climate Change, p. 22, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1996.