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    negative effect on Greenhouse Gas emissions and has become the leading cause of the increased rate in which climate change is occurring. Global warming, also called Climate change was a term first put into action in the late 1970’s and as defined by dictionary as ‘an increase in the earth 's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.’ The Greenhouse effect is a naturally occurring process in which ‘Greenhouse Gases’ such

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    article published by Frumkin, Hess, Luber, Malilay, & McGeehin, (2008). Identified in the article by Satterthwaite, Huq, Pelling, Rerd, & Lankao, (2007). The differentials in greenhouse-gas emissions per person between rich and poor groups can be much larger than the gaps between rich and poor nations. For example, the greenhouse-gas emissions generated as a result of the high-consumption lifestyle of a very wealthy person or household is likely to be hundreds of thousands or even millions of times more

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    the earth into space. The natural greenhouse effect is a band of gases that trap heat emanating from the planet’s surface. These gases are water vapour, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, tropospheric ozone and mainly carbon dioxide. These gases allow visible sunlight energy to penetrate deep into the atmosphere; they are then absorbed by oceans and land masses. When this stored energy is released back to space as infrared radiation and heat, the greenhouse gases act as an insulating blanket

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    absorbed as infrared radiation. Then what is known as the “greenhouse effect” occurs, this is where the gases in the atmosphere absorb the re-radiated infrared radiation and the escape of these gases being released into space is prevented. As long as the composition of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere does not change, the heat in the atmosphere will remain constant by releasing the contained heat into space. It has been noted that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane

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    temperature of the earth is rising and that the greenhouse effect is the primary culprit. Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide, absorb significant amounts of outgoing radiation while also allowing incoming solar radiation, thereby warming the surface of the earth (Nordhaus 1993, p.12). There is little debate that human consumption of fossil fuels and use of chlorofluorocarbons, along with certain other gases like methane, has greatly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which has directly

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    Co2 Vs CO2

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    revolution is believed to be caused by humans. Earth is protected and warmed by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that prevent heat radiated from Earth from escaping into space. There are several greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, but the one responsible for global warming due to the greenhouse effect is carbon dioxide or also known as CO2. Naturally, the amount CO2 in the atmosphere is not stable but go through a gas exchange cycle that have been happening for many years. A part of this process

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    Causes Of Global Warming

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    Average temperatures have climbed 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit around the world since 1880, due to global warming. Global warming is caused by various factors that include greenhouse gases getting trapped in the atmosphere, pollution of land and ocean, and large amounts of deforestation. Scientists have proven that the causes of extreme weather, glaciers melting, and the extinction of many species, including keystone species, directly correlates from global warming. Humans can prevent the further progression

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    Introduction Climate change brought about by greenhouse gas emanations is, by its extremely nature, a worldwide issue. A typical system and restricting targets should in this manner be characterized on a planetary scale. This is the point of the worldwide environmental change meetings held in Rio, Copenhagen and, in December 2015, Paris. The arrangements then should be executed locally. Environmental change has risen as a standout amongst the most characterizing issues of the twenty-first century

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    periods of time, due to the changes in Earth’s orbit and organic carbon which reflect sunlight. Global warming and climate change are not to be confused because global warming is caused mainly by anthropogenic factors like the emission of carbon dioxide gas and use of fossil fuels whereas climate change is completely natural, however, according to Milan Radovanovic, “it is clear that the anthropogenic factors dominate the increasing temperature and the natural ones have the maximum influence…” (Radovanovic)

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    supplies by summer’s end. The problems between climate change and freshwater doesn’t end there. The systems used that treat and move public water supplies require very large amounts of energy, this energy is mainly produced by burning coal, natural gas, oil and other fossil fuels. So, when we use water we also use energy and this contributes to climate change. In addition, bottled water is a small but

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