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Name three greenhouse gases   carbon dioxide, methane and water vapour  
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How is carbon dioxide produced naturally?   volcanic eruptions,respiration of animals and burning organic matter  
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How does man produce carbon dioxide?   burning fossil fuels  
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How does man produce methane   rice paddies and cows  
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Where does water vapour come from   water cycle and industrial processes  
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How do greenhouse gases work?   absorb radiation in their bonds creating a vibrating molecule  
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What is the global warming potential?   abiltiy to cause GW lifetime in our atmosphere ability to absorb radiation  
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Indicators of GW   melting of the polar ice caps, tropical areas are experiencing more frequent storms and floods, glaciers disappearing, extreme heatwaves  
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Consequences of GW   drought conditions, river flooding, storms and hurricanes, sea ice melting, thermal expansion, longer growing seasons  
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What is the Kypoto Protocol?   Earth Summit 1992, 100+ countries signed in 1997 (not the USA) reduce emissions by 5% by 2012  
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What is the EU's strategy?   202020 vision, emissions reduced by 20%, 20% of energy will be renewable. 2007  
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What alternative fuels are there to carbon.   HEP, wind, solar, nuclear  
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What is carbon capture and storage?   Storing underground in empty gas fields or reacting Co2 with metal oxides to form carbonates  
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