GHG

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A form of greenhouse gas — Any gas (such as carbon dioxide, a chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), or methane) that contributes to the greenhouse effect when released into the atmosphere by absorbing infrared radiation emitted by a planet's surface, thus increasing the surface temperature.

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nounGHG (plural GHGs)

plural GHGs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of greenhouse gas.

    It is generally accepted that emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced by human activities are gradually warming our planet. GHGs emitted into the airspace of any one state are eventually dispersed throughout the world.

    2014, John G Sprankling, “Rights in Airspace and Outer Space”, in The International Law of Property, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173

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Also see
greenhouse gas
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