As fancy microbrews slowly make the transition to 16oz pounder cans, let us take pause and celebrate the macro forefathers that pioneered the God-given right to slug back a watery beer, then slam their containers over your head. They are the beers that guided you through college, the beers that make tailgates possible.
greenhouse gas - a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. greenhouse emission. CFC, chlorofluorocarbon - a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone.
Between 2005 and 2013, global GHG emissions increased by 18.3%. During that time, emissions from China increased by 61.5%. Canada's emissions in 2013 made up 1.6% of global GHG emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions for the world and top 10 emitting countries and regions, Footnote [1] 2005 and 2013