1.T 根据CO_2 is a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases make the earth become warm.可判断此句是正确的。2.F 根据…when you travel in taxi, the car gives off(排放) into the air.和TV sets and DVD players produce 723kg of a year.可判断此句是错误的。3.F 根据If you use your dryer five...
A greenhouse gas lets the sun's rays warm the Earth's surface but restricts the heat from escaping into space. Specifically, these gases absorbinfrared radiationfrom the sun in the Earth's atmosphere and release it. Some of the heat released reaches the Earth, along with heat from the sun ...
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What is the function of greenhouse gases and how do they work? Describe how methane gas can be generated, and explain why it is considered to be a greenhouse gas. What are greenhouse gases? What do they do? Are they good or are they bad?
"Climate change is the biggest challenge that humanity faces. It is affecting all of us, especially the most vulnerable," WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo said, urging humanity to make drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to renewable energy sources. ...
例如在生活中,发电、供暖、交通出行都需要油、煤、天然气等化石燃料(fossil fuel)的使用及燃烧,因此后续会产生大量的碳排放(carbon emission)以及其他的温室气体(greenhouse gas),这些气体进入大气层之后会使得气温开始上升,进而导致全球变暖、冰川融化、海平面上升等问题。这就暴露出economic growth带来的external cost(...
In addition, the report says, food waste and loss generates 8 percent to 10 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions five times that of the aviation sector besides worsening pollution and biodiversity loss. On average, households waste about 1 billion meals daily, equivalent to 79 kg per capit...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, a greenhouse gas, may also provide benefits for mankind: many plants grow better under increasing CO2 concentrations. Individuals have speculated that agricultural yields will increase up to 30% under future CO2 concentrations, and natural ecosystems will become...
What is the single most effective way to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions?Go vegetarian(素食)?Replant the Amazon?Cycle to work?None of the above.The answer is:make air-conditioners better.On one calculation,replacing refrigerants(制冷剂) damaging the atmosphere would reduce total greenhouse gases eq...
Greenhouse gas reporting is the process of documenting the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted by a business, organization or country.