Greenhouse gases come from lots of different sources. Carbon dioxide is released from burning fossil fuels. Methane is ‘released’ from farm animals…moving on! And nitrous oxide is released ...

The greenhouse effect happens when sunlight warms the Earth, and molecules in the atmosphere intercept the resulting heat before it can escape to space. An ordinary greenhouse keeps plants warm in ...

Greenhouses can be good for growing plants. But when applied to the whole planet, the greenhouse effect is bad news. We call the compounds in the atmosphere that trap Earth’s heat, such as ...

Agriculture produces a substantial amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute greatly to global warming and climate change. Stable and radioisotopes can be used to develop technology ...

To avoid dangerous climate change, global greenhouse gas emissions should peak and then rapidly decline to near zero by the middle of the century. The impacts of climate change are being seen across ...