thranx said:
Not from what I have seen. They want to cap and trade co2, not other gasses. Kyoto talks about co2 and green house gasses, not particle pollution. None of it mentions water. |
Carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide are both greenhouse gases and particle pollutants. When cars, trucks, boats, and other vehicles burn fuel for energy they're emitting carbon monoxide. It's not healthy for us to breathe and it eventually oxidizes to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, like other greenhouse gases, absorbs infrared radiation which increases the surface temperature of the Earth. In the absence of other variables, a higher concentration of carbon dioxide will always produce greater surface temperatures.
Cap and trade is a government's response to global warming. It limits the production of greenhouse gases and encourages the use of alternative resources (wind power, solar power, hydro power).
