What are the four main greenhouse gases?

What are the four main greenhouse gases?

Overview of Greenhouse Gases

• Overview.
• Carbon Dioxide.
• Methane.
• Nitrous Oxide.
• Fluorinated Gases.

Is nitrogen gas a greenhouse gas?

Neither nitric oxide nor nitrogen dioxide are greenhouse gases, although they are important in the process of creation of tropospheric ozone which is a greenhouse gas.

What are the 6 greenhouse gases?

What are the types of greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide (CO2)
• Methane (CH4)
• Nitrous oxide (N2O)
• Industrial gases: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)

Is Halon a greenhouse gas?

Naturally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapor, CO2, CH4, N2O, and ozone (O3). As stratospheric ozone depleting substances, CFCs, HCFCs, and halons are covered under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

Are NOx and SOx greenhouse gases?

Greenhouse gases (GHGs), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter (PM, especially PM10—Particles with 10 microns and below—And PM2. 5—Particles with 2.5 microns and below) are frequently considered the main pollutants from the combustion of ship engines.

What are the top 3 sources of greenhouse gases?

Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Overview.
• Electricity.
• Transportation.
• Industry.
• Commercial/Residential.
• Agriculture.
• Land Use/Forestry.

What are 3 human activities that add greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities in the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity, heat, and transportation. EPA tracks total U.S. emissions by publishing the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.