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  2. Environmental impact of the energy industry - Wikipedia

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    In 2013 the burning of fossil fuels produced around 32 billion tonnes (32 gigatonnes) of carbon dioxide and additional air pollution. This caused negative externalities of $4.9 trillion due to global warming and health problems (> 150 $/ton carbon dioxide). [20]

  3. 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.

  4. Fossil fuel - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the effects that result from burning, the harvesting, processing, and distribution of fossil fuels also have environmental effects. Coal mining methods, particularly mountaintop removal and strip mining, have negative environmental impacts, and offshore oil drilling poses a hazard to aquatic organisms.

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

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    An estimated 5.13 million deaths per year globally are attributable to air pollution from fossil fuel use that could be avoided by phasing them out.

  6. Carbon emissions from fossil fuels climb to new highs ... - AOL

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    But carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels has risen 1% on 2021 levels, the analysis from the Global Carbon Project says, and is now slightly above the record levels seen in 2019.

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

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    Countries are expected to emit a total 36.8 billion metric tons of CO2 from fossil fuels in 2023, a 1.1% increase from last year, the report by scientists from more than 90 institutions including ...

  8. Greenhouse gas emissions - Wikipedia

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    Cement production (burning of fossil fuels) (4%) is estimated at 1.42 GtCO 2; Land-use change (LUC) is the imbalance of deforestation and reforestation. Estimations are very uncertain at 4.5 GtCO 2. Wildfires alone cause annual emissions of about 7 GtCO 2 [98] [99] Non-energy use of fuels, carbon losses in coke ovens, and flaring in crude oil ...

  9. 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