2005 Atmosphere Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse 
Real Climate
JULY 10, 2022
Step 1: There is a natural greenhouse effect. This means that there is an upward surface flux of IR around (~398 W/m 2 ), while the outward flux at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) is roughly equivalent to the net solar radiation absorbed (~240 W/m 2 ). Step 2: Trace gases contribute to the natural greenhouse effect.
Greenbuilding Law
MAY 1, 2022
With the federal government and state of Maryland each having announced within days of each other, the mandated disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, we have received, maybe not surprising, many calls in the last two weeks inquiring “what are GHGs?” Simply put, gases that trap heat in the atmosphere (.
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Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Steep reductions in emissions of methane—which traps 81 times as much heat as carbon dioxide in the first 20 years in the atmosphere—are among the most important steps for slowing climate change in the short term. oil and gas sector by 87 percent below 2005 levels by the end of the decade, the agency said.
HumanNature
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
Mechanisms of climate mitigation via soil carbon sequestration At the root of the excitement around soils is their ability to hold on to carbon, potentially drawing it out of the atmosphere and locking it away. They present a serious sink for atmospheric carbon to be stored. So, what’s the catch?
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Oil and gas major ConocoPhillips’ website says gas is “one of the safest and cleanest fuels available” and that when it is burned, it “produces mostly carbon dioxide and water vapor—the same substances emitted when humans exhale.” Methane is also a fast-acting greenhouse gas in terms of its impact on the climate.
Enviromental Defense
MAY 1, 2024
While “natural” gas is mostly composed of methane, a greenhouse gas that’s 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide during its first 20 years in the atmosphere, Ebel and his industry counterparts have succeeded in minimizing the perception of its climate impact.
Law Columbia
AUGUST 10, 2021
This week’s IPCC report is another stark reminder of the need to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid climate disaster. To the extent those sectors continue emitting carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, those gases will need to be captured prior to release into the atmosphere. By Romany M.
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