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.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector. In 2015, the electricity sector was the fourth largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for 11% of total national emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from combustion-based electricity generation have decreased from 94 Mt CO 2 eq in 1990 to 79 Mt CO 2 eq in 2015, a decrease of 15% over the period.