Preferred Term
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Scope Note
Trace gas occurring in the atmosphere which absorbs some of the radiation emitted by the Earth in the infrared region,its increasing concentration may lead to global warming of the climate
Used For
GREENHOUSE GASES, GHG
Hierarchy
03 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Broader Terms
POLLUTION
Narrower Terms
HYDROCHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
Related Terms
AIR POLLUTION
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON SEQUESTRATION
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
GLOBAL WARMING
HALONS
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
LAND-USE CHANGE
METHANE
NITROGEN OXIDES
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
PERFLUOROCARBONS
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1002757
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Language Equivalents
ar
انبعاثات غازات الدفيئة
zh
温室气体排放
en
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
fr
EMISSION DE GAZ A EFFET DE SERRE
ru
Выбросы парниковых газов
es
EMISIONES DE GASES DE EFECTO INVERNADERO