Global warming potential
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Global warming potential is a measure of how much heat a greenhouse gas traps in the atmosphere over a specific time period, relative to carbon dioxide. It is a dimensionless quantity expressed as a m
Comparison of global warming potential of three greenhouse gases over a 100-year period (GWP-100) per ton: Perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), nitrous oxide and methane, compared to carbon dioxide (the latter is the reference value, therefore it has a GWP of one). PFTBA is here used as an example of a larger group of potent fluorinated greenhouse gases. Fluorinated hydrocarbons combined contribute about 10% to global warming.
Greenhouse gas
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Greenhouse gases are the gases in an atmosphere that trap heat, raising the surface temperature of astronomical bodies such as Earth. Unlike other gases, greenhouse gases absorb the radiations that a
This 1912 article succinctly describes how burning coal creates carbon dioxide that causes climate change.