Sustainability 101: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, And Climate Change
Cisco News, March 21st, 2023
Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren't sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can turn to for information about different environmental sustainability terms that may come up at work, during discussions with friends, and even at your annual holiday gathering.
We hear the term 'climate change' often these days: what is it, and what do greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have to do with it? ...
According to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), most of the climate changes we have seen throughout history were 'attributed to very small variations in Earth's orbit that change the amount of solar energy our planet receives.' The mid-1800s marked a shift in these historical cooling and warming trends at about the same time as the onset of industrialization.