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A greenhouse gas (sometimes abbreviated GHG ) is a gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range. This process is the fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect . The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor , carbon dioxide , methane , nitrous oxide , and ozone . Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about 15 °C (27 °F) colder than the present average of 14 °C (57 °F) . In the Solar System , the
Human activities since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (taken as the year 1750) have produced a 40% increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide , from 280 ppm in 1750 to 400 ppm in 2015. This increase has occurred despite the uptake of a large portion of the emissions by various natural "sinks" involved in the carbon cycle . Anthropogenic carbon dioxide ( CO 2 ) emissions (i.e. emissions produced by human activities) come from combustion of carbon-based fuels , principally coal ,
In theory putting a price on carbon emissions should incentivise businesses to stop polluting. So why have carbon markets failed to achieve their goal of reducing global emissions? Read more here: https://econ.st/3mi51Eo 00:00 - Has putting a price on emissions worked? 00:27 - Where do carbon markets come from? 01:42 - How does ‘cap and trade’ work? 03:22 - Why aren’t carbon markets reducing emissions? 04:15 - What are the loopholes? 05:24 - What are the solutions? Find The Economist’s most recent coverage