The greenhouse effect and global warming

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A garden greenhouse keeps plants warmer than they would be outside. It does this because the glass traps some of the Sun’s radiation energy. The atmosphere keeps the Earth warm in a similar way. Without the greenhouse effect the earth would be about 33 °C cooler than today’s pleasant average of 15 °C. Greenhouse gases include carbon dioxide, oxides of nitrogen, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and water.

Diagram showing the greenhouse effect