According to that article I absolutely agree that the carbon dioxide emissions has increased. And I am sure, it is still increasing. We can now ask the question, WHY? Why it is increasing? The answer is really easy. Basically, it’s because of us, people are involved in this process which has destructive impact for our planet. I am talking here about global warming and climate change. The climate of the Earth is always changing. In the past it has altered as a result of natural causes. Nowadays, however, the term climate change is generally used when referring to changes in our climate which have been identified since the early part of the 1900's. The changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted over the next 80 years are thought to be mainly as a result of human behaviour rather than due to natural changes in the atmosphere.
Burning fossil fuels releases the carbon dioxide stored millions of years ago. We use fossil fuels to run vehicles (petrol, diesel and kerosene), heat homes, businesses and power factories. Deforestation releases the carbon stored in trees and also results in less carbon dioxide being removed from the atmosphere.
The statistics shows, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased more in the northern hemisphere where more fossil fuel burning occurs. Since the Industrial Revolution the concentration globally has increased by 30%.
The future
The best case scenario for the increase in carbon dioxide emissions predicts that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will reach double the level of before the Industrial Revolution, in 2100. The worst case scenario brings this forward to 2045.
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I agree with a number of things in your blog. What I'm not sure about, though, is how we can actually get people to reduce CO2 emissions. Do you think that there should be more stringent policies on car design or use of the private car? Or is the solution to change people's behaviour?
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