Introduction Greenhouse gasses accumulate in the earth’s surface, forming a mirror that reflects heat radiation on the earth’s surface. In cases where the air is polluted by green house emissions, then these greenhouse gasses block the reflected sunlight radiations from reflecting back to the atmosphere, leaving them just at the earth’s surface. This increases the temperature on the earth’s surface. This is not only harmful to human beings, but to all living organisms including plants and animals. When these gasses are released in large amounts, they result into global warming. This is the increase in the temperatures of the earth’s air surface and the subsequent increase in the water levels. It results from numerous human activities that emit gasses that prevent the radiation of sunlight back to the atmosphere. Generally, when sunlight reaches the earth’s surface, an amount of it is reflected back to the atmosphere at a higher wavelength; when this happens, the earth’s temperatures are regulated. This paper looks at the causes of increased emissions of greenhouse gasses and their effects. It also looks at some of the solutions that can be adopted to remedy this situation, which include use of renewable energy sources, nuclear energy, conservation farming, and regulatory measures. Causes and Effects Green house gasses cause the heating and cooling of the earth. Global warming occurs when these gasses exceeds a certain limit. Some of these gasses are released to the atmosphere through natural process although most of them result from increased human activities; some of these activities are agriculture, deforestation, and industrialization. As forests are converted into farmland and cities, carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere mainly because all living things contain a given amount of carbon dioxide and when they die, carbon dioxide accumulates in the atmosphere. If forests and grasslands are cleared, large amounts of carbon dioxide stored in them are released into the atmosphere, increasing the volume of the greenhouse gasses (Union of Concerned Scientists 2). For a long time now, oceans have been known to store a lot of carbon dioxide. They act as a carbon sink and can hold back more than 50 times of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. However, thermal stratification of the oceans has resulted in a reduction of the ocean’s ability to hold carbon dioxide. Ocean’s can now hold very little levels of carbon dioxide leaving the rest in the atmosphere, which consequently results in global warming (U.S. Department of Energy 4). On the other hand, the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes oceans to acidify, leading to the death of the plants found in the ocean thereby weakening the ocean’s ability to store carbon. Globalization and technological advancement has contributed immensely towards the increase in the number of industries in the world. In the process of production, fuel is required to run some machines; however, this fuel is a major source of pollution to the environment. Fossil fuels, for example, emit gasses (when burnt) that are harmful to human beings and the environment at large. The commonly used nonrenewable energy resource is fossil fuels, which comprise come in different forms such as coal, natural gas, and petroleum. These fue