Category — greenhouse effect

Greenhouse gases are those gases that contribute to the so-called “greenhouse effect.” For the most part, greenhouse gases naturally occur in the environment. However, human activities have increased the quantities of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In this article, we will discuss questions and answers about the greenhouse effect, human contributions to this effect, and environmental concerns.

What is the greenhouse effect?

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Gas emissions and the greenhouse effect used to be a conversation that was reserved for environmentalists and the politicians that they lobbied. Now, however, with the recent support of Hollywood to popularize its cause, the word about automotive pollution and other greenhouse gasses has reached the ears of the masses. It is now common place to hear discussions about global warming and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the midst of people’s everyday conversations. Even political and religious groups who used to think that the talk about emissions was political hype have started to realize that this is a serious matter that needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

The first question that is especially relevant today concerning gas emissions is where do they actually come from? Reducing greenhouse emissions won’t be possible until we actually learn what, specifically, we are doing to case them in the first place. Take methane emissions, for instance. To put it simply, methane is produced by the breakdown of organic waste matter-such as the fermentation of feces or the rotting of flesh. It is also present in natural gas fields, from which it is mined for use in fuels. And yes, it is also produced in great quantities by the belching of cattle. But there are other greenhouse gases as well.

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