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What Percentage Of Greenhouse Gas Is CO2?


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  1. A greenhouse gas is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect.
  2. As per statistics from 2015, 76% of greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide.
  3. The prime gases responsible for the greenhouse effect are carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and CFCs.
  4. CO2 accounts more than 60% as a greenhouse gas.

What is contributing more to greenhouse effects and global warming, carbon  dioxide or methane? - Quora

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