The Greenhouse Effect

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Ingrid Melody, Florida Solar Energy Center

Report Number

FSEC-EN-16-89

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/FSEC-EN-16-89.pdf

Keywords

Greenhouse effect; Climate change; Carbon emissions; Global warming; Energy sources; Environmental policy

Abstract

Use of conventional energy sources - in Florida and throughout the world - has produced a global problem known as "the greenhouse effect." While the scientific community does not always agree on the greenhouse effect's potential impacts on the planet, and while policy makers do not always agree on methods to ameliorate or adapt to it, most concur on at least a few points: The greenhouse effect does indeed exist and is primarily a result of our use of carbon-based energy supplies. The greenhouse effect is changing the planet's climate. The greenhouse effect presents circumstances unique in human history - a global problem of unprecedented proportion and complexity. This Energy Note presents a definition of the greenhouse effect, its causes, its potential impacts, and possible responses.

Date Published

1-27-1989

Identifiers

900

Subjects

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric; Climatic changes; Emissions trading; Energy policy; Environmental impact analysis; Global environmental change

Local Subjects

Education

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Melody, Ingrid, "The Greenhouse Effect" (1989). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 900.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/900