CO2 is a greenhouse gas because it:
A) increases the heat capacity of the stratosphere.
B) increases the reflection of short-wave energy from the sun.
C) traps long-wave heat energy near Earth's lower atmosphere.
D) traps short-wave energy near Earth's lower atmosphere.
E) causes the destruction of ozone in the near-surface atmosphere.
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