The main greenhouse gases (GHG) are found naturally in the atmosphere and play a fundamental role in regulating the temperature on the Earth's surface.
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) absorb part of the infrared radiation emitted by the sun during the day, preventing it from being fully reflected by the Earth's surface. In this way, they conserve part of this radiation (heat) to keep the Earth's average temperature stable and suitable for the existence of life.
The ideal global average temperature is 15ºC. Without the action of greenhouse gases (GHG), this global average temperature would be approximately minus 18ºC.
As we increase greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through deforestation, burning fossil fuels, and forest fires, the absorption of radiation (heat) on the Earth's surface also increases. In the long term, we will see a gradual increase in the planet's average temperature, causing climate change.
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