Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is NOT a "greenhouse gas" (GHG)?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is option 1 i.e. Oxygen
- A Greenhouse gas (GHG) is a gas that absorbs and emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range.
- Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapour are the most important greenhouse gases and oxygen is not a GHG. Hence option 1 is correct.
- Some other gases such as surface-level ozone, nitrous oxides, and fluorinated gases also trap infrared radiation.
- Kyoto Protocol
- Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that aimed to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions and the presence of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) in the atmosphere.
- It was adopted in Kyoto, Japan on 11th December 1997. and became international law on 16 February 2005.
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