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Why do they call carbon dioxide the greenhouse gas?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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In a greenhouse, the glass or plastic panels trap solar energy inside the building, preventing it from reflecting back into space. Other human-induced gasses, but primarily carbon dioxide and methane, have the same effect on our Earth's atmosphere.

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