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What effect does an increase in greenhouse gas concentration have on the energy budget of the

Earth?

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Increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations give rise to an imbalance in Earth's energy budget by initially reducing the amount of emitted thermal infra-red radiation. The result of this imbalance is an accumulation of excess energy in the Earth system over time
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