Using the conventional assessment values relevant to the examination, methane has GWP in the tens, nitrous oxide in the hundreds, and CFCs in the thousands. CFC-12(CF₂Cl₂) exceeds CFC-11(CFCl₃). Thus **A**. Exact GWP values depend on assessment edition, but this ordering is the intended one.
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