GREEN HOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE:THE AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE.
Keywords:
climate change, enhanced greenhouse effect, greenhouse gas, global warmingAbstract
Green House Effect naturally make the global climate to warm enoughfor life sustenance on earth.However, the ‘enhanced Green House Effect’ caused by several human activities across the globe is increasingly warming up the global climate beyond pre-industrial period (1850-1900). Green House gases mainly CO2 emitted by human activities trapped ultra violet rays emitted by the earth there by increasing the average surface temperature. This paper endeavored to ascertain whether Africa as a continent is warming. Africa role in the emission of Green House gases were x-rayed;the factors influencing increase in GHGs’s emissions in Africa; Observed impacts and possible impacts of reaching the 1.50 C global warming mark in Africa; and measures to be taken by African Nations to ensure that the Continent is cleaned-up of GHGs for sustainable economic growth and environmental sustainability. carbon pollution pricing and replacement of fossil energy source with electricity power vehicles and home appliances were recommended among others as measures to clean up the continent of GHGs.
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