Difference between revisions of "Greenhouse gas increase"
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Greenhouse gases are gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. Since the beginning of the Industrial revolution, the burning of fossil fuels has substantially increased the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. <br> | Greenhouse gases are gases in an atmosphere that absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. Since the beginning of the Industrial revolution, the burning of fossil fuels has substantially increased the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. <br> | ||
The 2007 Fourth Assessment Report compiled by the IPCC (AR4) noted that "changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols, land cover and solar radiation alter the energy balance of the climate system", and concluded that "increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations is very likely to have caused most of the increases in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century"<br> | The 2007 Fourth Assessment Report compiled by the IPCC (AR4) noted that "changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols, land cover and solar radiation alter the energy balance of the climate system", and concluded that "increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations is very likely to have caused most of the increases in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century"<br> | ||
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==Enablers:== | ==Enablers:== | ||
Manufacturing, Traffic, | Manufacturing, Traffic, [[Urbanisation]], [[Catastrophes - Acts of God]], population, economic growth, fossil fuels | ||
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Many experts and political leaders promote on a political and economical level that a GHG reduction is important for the world (e.g. Al Gore, Bill Clinton, most EU political leaders and more).<br> | |||
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The IPCC <br> | |||
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UNFCCC<br> | |||
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[http://www.erim.eur.nl/ERIM/Research/Centres/Sustainability_and_Climate_Research_%28SCR%29 ERIM SCR from RSM] | |||
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Bibliography<br> | Bibliography<br> | ||
http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/syr/ar4_syr_spm.pdf AR4 SYR SPM page 5<br> | |||
==Revision History:== | ==Revision History:== | ||
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Bastian Wollenschein 31st August 2010 | |||