Carbon dioxide
Discussion questions and essay ideas[edit]
- What role does carbon dioxide play in climate change on Earth?
- What is the evidence that points to carbon dioxide emissions playing a significant role in climate change on Earth?
Carbon dioxide and climate change[edit]
Increases in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other long-lived greenhouse gases such as methane, nitrous oxide and ozone have strengthened their absorption and emission of infrared radiation, causing the rise in average global temperature since the mid-20th century. Carbon dioxide is of greatest concern because it exerts a larger overall warming influence than all of these other gases combined.[1]
Educational readings[edit]
Wikipedia[edit]
As noted above, "Carbon dioxide is of greatest concern [of the various greenhouse gases] because it exerts a larger overall warming influence than all of these other gases combined."
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions
- Top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions
- Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States
- List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions
- Greenhouse gas emissions by China
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions
- List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
- List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions per person
- Life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions of energy sources
- Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
- List of U.S. states and territories by carbon dioxide emissions
External[edit]
- Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, study says
- Sources of carbon dioxide emissions