Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 78
... carbon dioxide naturally present in Earth's atmosphere absorb and block just enough escaping warmth to keep the ... carbon dioxide ; that is also the principal gas emitted when we burn fossil fuels . As we burn more and more fossil fuel ...
... carbon dioxide naturally present in Earth's atmosphere absorb and block just enough escaping warmth to keep the ... carbon dioxide ; that is also the principal gas emitted when we burn fossil fuels . As we burn more and more fossil fuel ...
Page 79
... carbon dioxide to heat the planet . He predicted that a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would lead to a rise in Earth's surface temperature of 4 to 6 ° Celsius . It was Arrhenius who coined the phrase the greenhouse effect ...
... carbon dioxide to heat the planet . He predicted that a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would lead to a rise in Earth's surface temperature of 4 to 6 ° Celsius . It was Arrhenius who coined the phrase the greenhouse effect ...
Page 81
... carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmo- sphere would be equivalent to a doubling of carbon dioxide from preindustrial levels , possibly as early as the 2030s , and could lead to a rise in global mean temperatures ...
... carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmo- sphere would be equivalent to a doubling of carbon dioxide from preindustrial levels , possibly as early as the 2030s , and could lead to a rise in global mean temperatures ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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