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1. Environmental, social and economic context
1.1 Global warming and CO2 emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions are very regularly the subject of media announcements in connection with climate change issues. Before discussing the impact of CO 2 on our climate, it seems necessary to recall what the greenhouse effect is.
The diagram at 1 illustrates the exchange of heat that takes place on Earth. The sun emits relatively short-wave radiation in the visible or ultraviolet range. One third of this emission is reflected by the atmosphere and the ground and sent back into space, while two thirds is absorbed by the earth...
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International Energy Agency http://www.iea.org
IEA Implementing Agreement – Clean Coal Centre http://www.iea-coal.org.uk
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