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Understanding Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and Carbon Emissions Management

Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that trap infrared radiation emitted from the earth, lower atmosphere, or clouds and, as a result, cause additional heat to be trapped within the atmosphere. Which means they enhance the effects of global warming. Many of these gases are naturally occurring but many are not and the effects of enhanced build up of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) is well known.

Current legislation in Europe and future legislation within the United States will soon require, by law, that all companies report their carbon emissions. By understanding a little of the sources of carbon emissions, i.e. Greenhouse Gases (GHGs), a company will be better positioned to understand the data that will be required and how Carbon Emission Reports will be constructed and reported.

GHG emissions have increased 70% between 1970 and 2004. The role of GHG emissions in climate change combined with the finite source of fossil fuels dictates the need for alternate, clean, and renewable energy sources as well as dramatic increases in energy efficiency.

Emissions in the commercial sector (1,287 MMTCO2e) include both energy-related CO2 emissions (1,056 MMTCO2e) and non-CO2 emissions (231 MMTCO2e). The non-CO2 emissions include direct emissions from landfills, wastewater treatment plants, commercial refrigerants, and stationary combustion emissions of methane and nitrous oxide.

Depending on their composition, certain chemicals can effect the greenhouse gas' effect in different ways. To counter the effects of greenhouse gases, companies should employ activities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and employ tactics to further understand their emissions across their enterprise.

Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide are much more long-lived, so they stay in the atmosphere and have more uniform distribution. Naturally occurring greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Greenhouse gases that are not naturally occurring include hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), which are generated in a variety of industrial processes.

Natural global warming is a result of the natural greenhouse effect and is what makes the planet hospitable to life. Often people refer to global warming to mean the same as greenhouse gas effect. Meaning, global warming is used to refer to the warming that is a result of the enhanced greenhouse effect. Certain human activities, however, add to the levels of most of these naturally occurring gases.

To counter the ever-increasing levels of Greenhouse Gases and to lower the global impact of enhanced carbon emissions, cap and trade systems are rolling out around the World. Verisae offers an integrated, web-enabled suite of emission management software that makes the daunting task of carbon reporting "one click-enabled"

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