Causes of Global Warming | Why have global warming
WWF-Australiaisonamissiontorestoreandprotectourenvironment.JoinusasweRegenerateAustraliaandwellplantatreeonyourbehalf. TAKEACTIONNOW[1] Globalwarmingisanaspectofclimatechange[2],referringtothelong-termriseoftheplanetstemperatures.Itiscausedbyincreasedconcentrationsofgreenhousegasesintheatmosphere,mainlyfromhumanactivitiessuchasburningfossilfuels,deforestationandfarming. 1.BurningfossilfuelsWhenweburnfossilfuelslikecoal,oilandgastocreateelectricityorpowerourcars,wereleaseCO2pollutioninto...
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Global warming is an aspect of climate change[2], referring to the long-term rise of the planets temperatures. It is caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation and farming.
1. Burning fossil fuels
When we burn fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas to create electricity or power our cars, we release CO2 pollution into the atmosphere.
Australians are big producers of CO2 pollution compared to the rest of the world. Our level of CO2 pollution per person is nearly double the average of other developed nations and more than four times the world average.
Electricity generation is the main...