Global Warming

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Burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas, produces the largest amount of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2). These emissions contribute significantly to global warming and climate change. Transitioning to renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Framework Convention on Climate Change was created by the United Nations so there would be a large number of countries dedicated to the reduction of greenhouse gases. It went into effect on March 21, 1994.

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The latest scientific estimate is that sea levels will rise by between 90 centimetres and 150 centimetres over the present century, depending on progress made in limiting the production of carbon dioxide by human activities.

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb and retain heat energy from the sun that would otherwise escape into space, leading to an increase in the Earth's surface temperature. This process is known as the greenhouse effect and is essential for supporting life on Earth, but human activities have significantly increased the concentration of these gases, causing global warming and climate change.

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Severe climate changes can affect trees. Floods can rip out trees and cause landslides. Droughts can kill trees. The Amazon Rainforest had a serious drought in 2005 and many trees died. Then in 2010 it suffered an even more serious drought. The dead and rotting trees release all their carbon into the atmosphere, and, of course, don't absorb carbon ever again.

Global warming has continued in the last 17 years, although there may have been periods where the rate of warming slowed. Natural climate variability, such as volcanic eruptions and changes in ocean currents, can contribute to short-term fluctuations. However, the overall trend of warming is still evident in the long-term data.

The ozone layer is impossible to be completely destroyed.

The manufacture of CFC gases for industrial use has been banned. If it were destroyed, it would reform naturally in the absence of CFCs or other destructive agents.

The absence of the ozone layer, even for a short period, would have a very severe health impact, as damaging ultraviolet rays could penetrate to the earth. There would also be a slight global cooling effect, as ozone is a greenhouse gas, but this would be masked by the upward temperature trend resulting from rising carbon dioxide levels.

There is no conceivable method of destroying the ozone layer as long as we have the key ingredients to make ozone. As long as we have a sun and oxygen, the planet will continue to make ozone.

In Western democracies, politicians are generally elected for terms of two to five years, after which they must stand for re-election. Taking any action that might have a short-term cost in order to prevent a problem that will occur far out beyond the five-year horizon takes a lot of political courage, especially on an issue that many citizens do not full understand. This is often the reason some members of government are reluctant to take action 'just yet'.

Opposition politicians do not need to concern themselves about fallout from unpopular government decisions, but they can look for short-term political advantage in opposing any action the government might take. Thus, some members of opposition parties are willing to oppose good policy in order to improve their own election prospects at a forthcoming election.

The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, specifically UV-C and most UV-B rays. This absorption helps protect life on Earth by preventing harmful UV radiation from reaching the surface in excess amounts.

what causes the greenhouse effect ?

A. Earth radiates mostly infrared light

B. Ultraviolet light cannot transmit through the atmosphere

C. Earth radiates mostly visible light

D. Visible light can escape the atmosphere

It’s “ A “

The amount of CO2 released by humans has increased over the last 200 years. This increase is primarily due to using fossil fuels in industries and vehicles.

Identifying the problem and causes of global warming is a scientific task, while identifying the solution is largely an economic one.

The main cause of global warming is the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that results from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, cement manufacture and deforestation. The solution is then to discourage these activities and encourage alternative activities that produce less greenhouse gases. Penalties and rewards are the economist's way of changing our behaviour in such a way as to minimise harmful externalities. Taxes on high carbon dioxide emissions result in businesses looking for ways to avoid those taxes, and finding low-emission solutions. Tradable emission permits are a more sophisticated economic technique, because they actually reward businesses that can reduce their emissions, as well as allowing governments to set 'caps' or limits on total carbon emissions each year.

Temperature readings taken from around the world since 1850 prove that the global average temperature has risen by around 0.75 degrees Celsius, so there is no question that there has been a rise in average global temperatures.

Scientists proved in the nineteenth century that greenhouse gases are responsible for keeping the world some 30 degrees Celsius warmer than it otherwise would be. In 1896, Arrhenius completed a laborious numerical computation which suggested that cutting the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere by half could lower the temperature in Europe some 4-5°C (roughly 7-9°F) - that is, to an ice age level. Arrhenius made a calculation for doubling the CO2 in the atmosphere, and estimated it would raise the Earth's temperature some 5-6°C (averaged over all zones of latitude). His calculations did not take into account the effect of the oceans in ameliorating the effect of rising carbon dioxide levels, and in any case Arrhenius and other researchers were only interested in explaining the Ice Ages. No scientist at the time seriously believed that global warming was coming, but they had demonstrated that changes in carbon dioxide levels would cause global warming.

However, chemical analysis of the atmosphere has since shown that atmospheric CO2 concentrations have increased by some 35 per cent since the beginning of the Industrail Age, from the long-term average of 260-280 parts per million (PPM) to the present level of over 400 PPM. Scientists say that by burning fossil fuels, we are now releasing nearly 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, in addition to the emissions from cement manufacture and deforestation. Analysis of the proportions of atmospheric carbon isotopes C12, C13 and C14 also proves that most of the increased levels of atmospheric CO2 do come from fossil fuels.

Most climate scientists do believe that human activities have been a significant factor in global warming and consequent climate change.

The countries that produce the most greenhouse gas emissions are China, the United States, and India. These countries have large populations and significant industrial activities that contribute to their high emissions levels.

Both methane and carbon dioxide are green house gases (GHGs) that contribute to global climate change.

Methane is a simple alkane with the chemical formula CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen).

Carbon dioxide has the chemical formula CO2 (cone atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen).

Both methane and carbon dioxide are gases, and each has both biological and non-biological sources in nature.