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Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

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Any of the atmospheric gases that cause climate change by trapping heat from the sun in Earth’s atmosphere—producing the greenhouse effect. The most common greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), ozone (O3), and water vapor (H2O).

(World Bank November 10, 2009)

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