Climate change

Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere (L. Řezníčková) 11. 3. 2024

Lecture structure
  1. What is the greenhouse effect?
  2. Greenhouse gases (GHGs)
  3. Absorption of infrared radiation by GHGs in the atmosphere
  4. Radiative forcing of GHGs
  5. Human and natural influences on global temperature
04 Greenhouse effect of the atmosphere
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Supporting learning materials

04 Greenhouse effect and greenhouse gasses
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Further interesting and supplementary links
Video materials

History of atmospheric CO2, from 800,000 years ago until January 2022

A Year in the Life of Earth's CO2


Seminar

CO2 emissions

Task assignment:

  • In the assignment, you will create a graph in Excel according to the instructions.
  • You download data on global CO2 emissions and then create a graph from this data. You will then do the same for your state.
  • You can see how your state's CO2 emissions have contributed to global warming at the link provided.

Study materials

Please upload the finished exercise (worksheet) to the Information System (Study Materials – Homework Vaults) until March 25, 2024.