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SubjectsEnvironment & EcologyEnvironmental Issues & PolicyChapter 4 — Climate Change4.1 Greenhouse Effect & Gases

Topic 4.1 · Environment & Ecology · Climate Change

Greenhouse Effect & Gases

Greenhouse Effect & Gases is studied as part of "Climate Change" (Environmental Issues & Policy) in Environment & Ecology. Climate change — greenhouse gases, global warming, and the international response from UNFCCC to the Paris Agreement — is a core current-affairs topic.

In the examination context, greenhouse effect & gases carries conceptual questions that test both factual recall and analytical understanding. Revise this topic in sequence with the rest of the chapter so that chronological and thematic links are clear.

Important Facts

GHGs
CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, CFCs
Paris Agreement
2015 — limit warming to well below 2°C
COP
Conference of Parties under UNFCCC
INDC
India's Nationally Determined Contributions

Key Points

  • GHGs — CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, CFCs
  • Paris Agreement — 2015 — limit warming to well below 2°C
  • COP — Conference of Parties under UNFCCC
  • INDC — India's Nationally Determined Contributions

Important Names

Svante ArrheniusAl Gore

Important Dates

1992UNFCCC adopted at Rio
1997Kyoto Protocol
2015Paris Agreement
Exam-Oriented Notes
  • »India pledged net-zero by 2070 and 50% non-fossil capacity by 2030 (COP26). Methane has a higher warming potential than CO₂.

Related topics

4.2 Global Warming & Its Impacts4.3 International Agreements — UNFCCC, Kyoto, Paris4.4 India's Climate Action & Net-Zero Pledge
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