Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Physical Description:
various pagings
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37758
Legacy PEIN ID:
77768
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Climate change
Abstract
The earth works like a greenhouse. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and other naturally occurring greenhouse gases (GHGs), as well as human-made industrial gases trap heat from escaping into space. This keeps the earths temperature within a life-sustaining range. Without the greenhouse effect, Earth would be much colderan average temperature of 19° Celsius (C). Human reliance on fossil fuels for energy has increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Biogenic emissions of GHG from land use have magnified the greenhouse effect. Deforestation and poor land use, which have reduced the absorptive capacity of plants, forests, and soils for CO2, have made things worse.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Publication Year:
2010
Publication Place
Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Physical Description:
various pagings
Call Number
[EL]
Collection
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37758
Legacy PEIN ID:
77768
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 16-Mar-2011
Record Modified: 20-Sep-2022