Greenhouse gases

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See also the page RSB Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (GHG WG)

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are a category of substances, which, under their gaseous form, have a greenhouse effect upon the atmosphere. By preventing infrared radiation to escape the atmosphere (this phenomenon happens naturally to evacuate a part of the heat accumulated by the earth through the ultraviolet radiation from the sun), they contribute to make its temperature increase.

The main greenhouse gases are:

Water (H₂O, gaseous)
Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
Methane (CH₄)
Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
Ozone (O₃, tropospheric)
Sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆)
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC)
Perfluorocarbons (PFC)

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