Climate change has emerged as one of the most pressing threats of our time. This is largely due to human activities in our daily lives, which play a significant role in exacerbating these risks. These activities produce gases known as "greenhouse gases," which contribute to global warming and a rise in the average global temperature. These gases are emitted as a result of our daily consumption of materials that facilitate our lives, leading to a steady increase in the Earth's temperature and pushing it to levels that threaten human life and all other living organisms.
To better understand the term "climate change," we must first clarify what greenhouse gases are and what is meant by their effect, known as the "greenhouse effect." A greenhouse gas is defined as gases present in the atmosphere that have the ability to absorb sunlight and thus retain heat on the Earth's surface. It is worth noting that all gases in the atmosphere have the same ability, but carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor come first, because they have a greater capacity to retain and trap heat, and also because their proportion in the atmosphere is somewhat higher than others. Therefore, all three are called greenhouse gases.