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greenhouse gases

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greenhouse gases [′grēn‚hau̇s ‚gas·əz]
(meteorology)
Gases whose concentration is small and varies, mostly due to anthropogenic factors; they absorb heat from incoming solar radiation but do not allow long-wave radiation to reflect back into space. They include carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, as well as, water vapor, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone.
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Refineries, coal power plants and large factories emitting at least 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year would be affected by the proposal, Jackson said.
US moves to limit industrial greenhouse gas emissions by AFP / AFP American Edition
Refineries, coal power plants and large factories emitting at least 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases per year would be affected by the proposal, Jackson said.
US moves to limit industrial greenhouse gas emissions by AFP / AFP Global Edition
This will be the energy-guzzling Asian giant's main contribution to world efforts to curb greenhouse gases from 2013 to 2020 under a new pact currently being negotiated to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the China Daily reported.
China to focus on energy efficiency post-Kyoto: state media by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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