What is the worst greenhouse gas?

This is a look at the 10 worst greenhouse gases and how they affect the Earth's atmosphere. read more

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC, 36-70 percent of the greenhouse effect is due to water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere. read more

Despite all the talk about carbon capture, carbon footprints and carbon trading, carbon dioxide only causes nine to 26 percent of the greenhouse effect. That means that the majority of warming results from gases with a much lower media profile than the paparazzi-trailed starlet of global warming, CO2. read more

Different greenhouse gases also have different lifetimes. From these tables it appears that Carbon Dioxide is a relatively weak greenhouse gas when compared with some of the others. Methane is far stronger for example. However, the increase in CO2 on pre-industrial levels has been over 100 parts per million. read more