That is why 180 nations assembled in The Hague in November to try and agree a set of tools for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. |
The stratosphere is rich in ozone, a greenhouse gas that filters out dangerous solar particles such as ultraviolet light. |
Earlier this year, McCain and Joseph Lieberman sponsored a bipartisan bill calling for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. |
Burning fossil fuels is the main way humans add greenhouse gases to the environment. |
Moreover, its production creates less than half the greenhouse gases normally generated in producing synthetic fillings for duvets and pillows. |
Its emissions of damaging greenhouse gases are negligible, yet it finds itself on the front line of change. |