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  2. Portal:Climate change - Wikipedia

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    Fossil fuel use can be phased out by conserving energy and switching to energy sources that do not produce significant carbon pollution. These energy sources include wind, solar, hydro, and nuclear power. Cleanly generated electricity can replace fossil fuels for powering transportation, heating buildings, and running

  3. Greenhouse gas emissions - Wikipedia

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    Burning fossil fuels: Burning oil, coal and gas is estimated to have emitted 37.4 billion tonnes of CO 2-eq in 2023. [34] The largest single source is coal-fired power stations, with 20% of greenhouse gases (GHG) as of 2021. [35] Land use change (mainly deforestation in the tropics) accounts for about a quarter of total anthropogenic GHG ...

  4. Greenhouse gas - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Gas in an atmosphere with certain absorption characteristics This article is about the physical properties of greenhouse gases. For how human activities are adding to greenhouse gases, see Greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases trap some of the heat that results when sunlight heats ...

  5. Deforestation and climate change - Wikipedia

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    Land use change, especially in the form of deforestation, is the second largest source of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities, after the burning of fossil fuels. [4] [5] Greenhouse gases are emitted from deforestation during the burning of forest biomass and decomposition of remaining plant material and soil carbon.

  6. Monday's letters: Burning fossil fuels leads to greenhouse ...

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    If we continue to burn fossil fuels, things will only get worse. answers the question incorrectly. Monday's letters: Burning fossil fuels leads to greenhouse effect and warmer weather

  7. Climate change - Wikipedia

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    CO 2 emissions primarily come from burning fossil fuels to provide energy for transport, manufacturing, heating, and electricity. [5] Additional CO 2 emissions come from deforestation and industrial processes, which include the CO 2 released by the chemical reactions for making cement, steel, aluminum, and fertilizer.

  8. Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in ...

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    Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are set to hit a record high this year, exacerbating climate change and fuelling more destructive extreme weather, scientists said. The ...

  9. Fossil fuels are wrecking our health and warming the planet ...

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    COP28 participants agreed that transitioning away from fossil fuels is an effective intervention to improve health and save lives as part the United Nations' goal of climate neutrality by 2050.