Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : greenhouse gas concentrations.: En4-144/96-2023E-PDF
"Greenhouse gases (GHGs) absorb energy from the sun and trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Without GHGs, Earth’s average temperature would be around -18°C, rather than the current average of 15°C. The Earth's natural greenhouse gas effect is one key parameter that makes the planet livable for humans. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, agriculture practices and industrialization, are changing Earth's natural greenhouse effect. As concentrations of greenhouse gases increase in the atmosphere, more heat is trapped and atmospheric temperatures rise. These indicators present atmospheric concentrations as measured from sites in Canada and at a global scale for 2 greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide and methane"--Page 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : greenhouse gas concentrations. |
| Variant title | Greenhouse gas concentrations |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : (June 2021) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : concentrations de gaz à effet de serre. "Project code: EC23015." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, June 2023. ©2023 |
| Description | 1 online resource (22 pages) : colour illustrations, colour map |
| ISBN | 9780660487472 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | EC23015 |
| Subject terms | Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- Canada -- Statistics. Greenhouse gases -- Environmental aspects -- Statistics. Environmental indicators -- Canada. Environmental indicators. |
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