RT null T1 Greenhouse Gases Emission Guidance Book A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 greenhouse gas emission K1 carbon dioxide K1 emission inventory K1 emission source K1 Afghanistan YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42287 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42287 NO Greenhouse gases are those gaseous constituents of the atmosphere, both natural and anthropogenic, that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared radiation emitted by the Earth's surface, the atmosphere itself, and by clouds. This property causes the greenhouse effect. Water vapour (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) and ozone (O3) are the primary greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 24, 2026