Greenhouse gases are gases found in the atmosphere that are capable of absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the Earth’s surface…+
Tag Archives: greenhouse gases
Greenhouse effect
Some of the gases in Earth’s atmosphere, such as water vapour and carbon dioxide, play an important role in influencing…+
Other observed changes
With satellites, instrument data, and a range of other tools scientists are able to identify many other changes occurring around the…+
Global climate
On this page, we deal with these issues related to global climate and climate change: Global averages Temperature Precipitation Click…+
Arctic
We have observed a greater degree of warming in the Arctic than other parts of the world. Sea ice and…+
Canada GHG by province
Here we look at the way emissions have changed across the country from 1990 to 2013. Different regions of the…+
Canada GHG by sector
From 1990 to 2013, Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased by about 18.5%.* (1) Most of this increase (88%) came from the…+
What causes climate change?
In this section, you will learn about the following key mechanisms that change the climate – now and in the past: Feedback…+
Is the climate changing?
In this section, we look at the following avenues of scientific evidence that clearly show that the climate is changing:…+
