Long-lived climate forcers (Q773)

Subject, term, tag: Long-lived climate forcers

Long-lived climate forcers (LLCFs)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Long-lived climate forcers	Subject, term, tag: Long-lived climate forcers	Long-lived climate forcers (LLCFs)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

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Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group III: Climate Change 2022 – Mitigation of Climate Change

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Definition

[TERM NOT USED - Term name change to ''Long-lived greenhouse gases (LLGHGs) in WGI report] A set of well-mixed greenhouse gases with long atmospheric lifetimes. This set of compounds includes carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrous oxide (N2O), together with some fluorinated gases. They have a warming effect on climate. These compounds accumulate in the atmosphere at decadal to centennial timescales, and their effect on climate hence persists for decades to centuries after their emission. On timescales of decades to a century already emitted emissions of long-lived climate forcers can only be abated by greenhouse gas removal (GGR). (English)