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What is the effect of burning fossil fuels on the greenhouse effect?
Increases CO2 emissions, enhancing the greenhouse effect and causing warming.
What is the effect of deforestation on atmospheric CO2 levels?
Reduces carbon sequestration, leading to higher atmospheric CO2 levels.
What is the effect of increased methane emissions on global warming?
Methane traps heat, contributing to global warming, although its GWP is lower than CFCs.
What are the consequences of increased greenhouse gas concentrations?
Rising sea levels, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and climate change.
What is the impact of agricultural fertilizers on the greenhouse effect?
Increase nitrous oxide emissions, enhancing the greenhouse effect.
What was the Montreal Protocol?
International treaty that phased out CFC production.
Define greenhouse effect.
Natural process where atmospheric gases trap heat, warming Earth.
What is thermal retention property?
Ability of a gas to trap heat.
Define Global Warming Potential (GWP).
Measures a gas's contribution to global warming relative to CO2 over 100 years.
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat.
Define carbon sequestration.
The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide.