Chapter 29.4, Problem 1TC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The possibility that if people stopped emitting carbon dioxide next year, then the global temperature would begin to decline immediately. Explain with reason.

Introduction:

The release of greenhouse gases by human activities increases the greenhouse effect which results in global warming. The increased greenhouse gases have amplified the natural greenhouse effect, altering the global climate. When atmospheric concentrations o greenhouse gases have also increased, more heat is retained than is radiated into space, causing Earth to warm. Carbon dioxide is the major greenhouse gas that contributes to the global warming caused by humans.