greenhouse
Speech parts
1. greenhouse - Noun
2. greenhouse - Adjective
3. greenhouse - Verb
4. Greenhouse - Proper noun
Meaning
A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
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greenhouse gases
A 2018 climate assessment by federal agencies found that if greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb, economic losses will be in the hundreds of billions annually in some sectors by the end of the century.
About 90% of the extra heat from rising levels of greenhouse gases, caused mainly by burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is being taken up by oceans.
According to the city, by displacing the consumption of natural gas for heating, the system has reduced the City’s annual greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 2200 tonnes annually.
According to a 2006 report it is responsible for 18% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions as estimated in 100-year CO 2 equivalents.
According to the treaty, in 2012, Annex I Parties who have ratified the treaty must have fulfilled their obligations of greenhouse gas emissions limitations established for the Kyoto Protocol's first commitment period (2008–2012).