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Factors that Contribute to Climate Change
Fossil Fuels
Transportation
Burning fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel to power cars and transportation services releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Power Plants
The power sector is the largest single source of energy-related carbon emissions globally.
Burning Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Burning fossil fuels releases massive amounts of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping heat and intensifying the greenhouse effect. This causes the Earth's temperature to rise.
Agriculture
Ferilizers producing Nitrous Oxide
Fertilizers release nitrous oxide, a powerful gas that warms the atmosphere.
Methane from Livestock
Methane from livestock negatively impacts the environment because animals, specifically cows, release methane gas, which traps heat in the atmosphere.
Deforestation
Swidden Agriculture
Swidden agriculture negatively affects climate change because burning vegetation releases large amounts of carbon dioxide and reduces forests that absorb carbon.
Urban Expansion
Cutting and burning forests releases carbon dioxide into the air, increasing greenhouse gases.
Industrial Pollution
Cement Production
Heating limestone releases large amounts of carbon dioxide. It is responsible for 60% of cement's global footprint.
Chemical Manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing releases greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air during industrial production
Methane Leaks
Mining
Energy processes during mining such as crushing and defining release large quantities of carbon dioxide and methane.
Greenhouse Gases
Methane
Similar to carbon dioxide, methane warms the Earth far more than carbon dioxide, even though it it stays in the air for a shorter time.
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide traps heat far more strongly than both carbon dioxide and methane. It also destroys the ozone, letting more harmful UV reach the Earth.
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide traps heat radiating from the Earth in the atmosphere, warming the planet.
Waste and Landfills
Poor Waste Managment
Poor waste management allows trash to rot for longer in landfills, releasing more methane that worsens global warming.
Methane Releasing Waste
The decomposition of organic waste releases methane and warms the Earth at a rapid rate.
