Global warming is a gradual increase in the average temperature of the earth’s lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases as a result of various anthropogenic activities.
What are Greenhouse gases?
It is the gas that absorbs earth heat and emits radiant energy making the planet warm.
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrus oxide
Hydrofluorocarbons
Perfluorocarbons
Sulfur hexafluoride
Water Vapour
The Kyoto Protocol covers six greenhouse gases.
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrus oxide
Hydrofluorocarbons
Perfluorocarbons
Sulfur hexafluoride
Kyoto Protocol
It is the first significant step toward the reduction of greenhouse gases.
It commits industrialized countries to stabilize greenhouse gases.
The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005