Wednesday 26 February 2014

How can the carbon dioxide in the athmosphere be reduced?

How can the carbon dioxide in the athmosphere be reduced?
Carbon dioxide is being added to the greenhouse gases in theatmosphere whenever we burn fossil fuel (coal, oil and naturalgas). We burn it mostly to generate electricity, but also for usein transport and industry.

If we can reduce our dependence on fossil fuels(slowing our use of electricity, using simpler methods of traveletc) then we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pollution.

Another way is to stop logging and deforestation.Trees and vegetation all over the planet act as a huge carbondioxide sink. They take in CO2 and give out oxygen. By cutting downso much forest we have reduced this efficiency.

Much forest land has been clear felled to provide pasture for beefcattle. The huge world population wants to eat meat, so there isgreat demand. Cattle also belch out methane, which is anothergreenhouse gas, but 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. So ifwe slowed our demand for red meat, that is anotherway that greenhouse gases can be reduced.

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