What exactly is Greenhouse Gas? “Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are a set of gases that accumulate in the lower layer of the atmosphere, the troposphere, and absorb infrared radiation, which contributes to increasing the average temperature of the Earth’s surface” – Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion, 2020 The air around us holds various greenhouse gases like water vapor, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4)