Australia’s forests and forestry glossary

Gas that affects the temperature of the Earth’s surface and climate by absorbing infrared radiation. Greenhouse gases include water vapour, ozone, chlorofluorocarbons, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. National greenhouse gas inventories report anthropogenic emissions and removals of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

See Carbon dioxide equivalent, Greenhouse effect, National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.