Carbon emissions are caused by humans, with carbon dioxide released into the earth’s atmosphere through everyday human activities such as agriculture and transportation. The Environmental Protection Agency categorises the six main sources of greenhouse gasses as electricity production, industry, transportation, agriculture, commercial and residential, and land use and forestry.

1. W H A T A R E C A R B O N E M I S S I O N S
AND WHY ARE THEY
SUCH A BIG PROBLEM?

2. M A R K L Y T T L E T O N
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WHAT ARE CARBON EMISSIONS AND
WHY ARE THEY SUCH A BIG PROBLEM?
Carbon emissions are caused by humans, with carbon dioxide released into the earth’s atmosphere
through everyday human activities such as agriculture and transportation. The Environmental
Protection Agency categorises the six main sources of greenhouse gasses as electricity production,
industry, transportation, agriculture, commercial and residential, and land use and forestry.

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M A R K L Y T T L E T O N
Carbon emissions affect the environment
significantly, contributing to climate
change and global warming. Carbon
dioxide is released into the atmosphere
when fossil fuels like natural gas, oil and
coal are burned.
Climate change is altering the planet,
resulting in tropical storms, heat waves,
severe droughts, wildfires and other
extreme weather events. In addition,
climate change is also disrupting natural
habitats, taking its toll on flora and
fauna. Greenhouse gasses are the main
contributor to global warming.
As of 2017, carbon emissions accounted
for 82% of all greenhouse gas emission
in the United States.
Carbonemissionsareatypeofgreenhouse
gas that occurs when carbon dioxide
pollutes the air following human activity.
Carbon emissions are crucial to the
climate change conversation since they
are the most significant emission in terms
of quantity. As of 2017, carbon emissions
accounted for 82% of all greenhouse gas
emission in the United States.

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