{"id":56977,"date":"2026-03-12T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/?p=56977"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T16:54:44","slug":"tco%e2%82%82e-a-unidade-por-tras-do-mercado-de-carbono","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/rcgi\/tco%e2%82%82e-a-unidade-por-tras-do-mercado-de-carbono\/","title":{"rendered":"TCO\u2082e: The unit behind the carbon market"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the carbon market, everything revolves around an acronym that may seem technical but is fundamental: tCO\u2082e. It stands for tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO\u2082e) \u2014 a standardized way of expressing the climate impact of different greenhouse gases in a single comparable unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

But why not talk only about CO\u2082? Because there are other GHGs (Greenhouse Gases) with different levels of impact, such as methane (CH\u2084), nitrous oxide (N\u2082O), and fluorinated industrial gases. Each of them warms the atmosphere differently and over different timeframes. To make everything comparable, we convert these gases into a common basis: CO\u2082e.<\/span><\/p>\n

The logic is simple:<\/span>
\n<\/span> Gas emissions \u00d7 GWP = CO\u2082e.<\/span><\/p>\n

GWP (Global Warming Potential) works as an equivalence factor. It indicates how much a gas warms the atmosphere compared to CO\u2082 over a given time horizon (such as 20 or 100 years).<\/span><\/p>\n

Example considering a 100-year horizon (GWP100), according to methodologies from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC):<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2022 1 tonne of CH\u2084 \u2248 27 tCO\u2082e<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u2022 1 tonne of N\u2082O \u2248 273 tCO\u2082e<\/span>
\n<\/span> (Values may vary depending on the report and methodology used.)<\/span><\/p>\n

And why does this matter in the carbon market? Because, in general, 1 carbon credit corresponds to 1 tCO\u2082e. In other words, the entire logic of accounting, offsetting, and trading depends on this conversion.<\/span><\/p>\n

A simple analogy: CO\u2082e is like converting currencies. GWP is the \u201cexchange rate\u201d that translates different gases into a common unit.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s always worth asking:<\/span>
\n<\/span> \u201cCO\u2082e with which GWP and over what time period?\u201d (for example, GWP100 = 100 years).<\/span><\/p>\n

Understanding tCO\u2082e is not just a technical detail \u2014 it is the foundation of integrity and comparability in the carbon market.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the carbon market, everything revolves around an acronym that may seem technical but is fundamental: tCO\u2082e. It stands for tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO\u2082e) \u2014 a standardized way of expressing the climate impact of different greenhouse gases in a single comparable unit. But why not talk only about CO\u2082? Because there are other … <\/p>\n

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