greenhouse effect

Greenhouse Effect This effect is the result of certain atmospheric gases letting sunlight through to the earth's surface, while not letting energy radiated outward from the earth's surface. This results in a net buildup of solar energy in the Earth's atmosphere, because the flow in is greater than the flow outwards. The chemicals that are most significantly involved in this effect are chloroflurocarbons (CFCs), hydrogenated chloroflurocarbons (HCFCs), nitrous oxide (N2O), and tropospheric ozone (O3). …

…key actions of the Analysis and Projections Team are to: · Provide robust projections of future levels of greenhouse gas emissions to support sound decisions on greenhouse mitigation actions · Provide economic analysis and advice to support policy formulation, program development and other AGO outputs · Assess sensitivities and uncertainties systematically · Develop scenarios to assess Australia’s greenhouse gas abatement performance under different policy options and economic conditions · Engage with stakeholders to improve projections. www.greenhouse.gov.au