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Climate Change and Transportation: Summary of Key Information.
| 题名： | Climate Change and Transportation: Summary of Key Information. |
| 关键词： | information；transport；change；clim；atmosphere；imate；summa；lima；mmar；emission |
| 摘要： | Emissions and levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have been rising. A 2010 report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spells out trends in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activity (1): United States: 14% increase in GHG from human sources since 1990; World: 26% increase in GHG from human sources since 1990; and GHG level in the atmosphere is at its highest in thousands of years. GHG emissions linger in the atmosphere for many years, with the predominant GHG carbon dioxide (CO2)ranging from 100 to 500 years (2). The greenhouse effect derives its name from the heat-trapping effects of greenhouses. On a global scale, infrared radiation is trapped in the atmosphere by the increase in CO2 and other gases, leading to warming of the atmosphere. This is a natural process that is augmented by human activity, especially through the burning of fossil fuels. |
| 报告类型： | 科技报告 |
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