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HOW ARE GREENHOUSE GASES RELATED FOSSIL FUELS?
Fossil fuels — like oil, natural gas, and coal — “contain carbon that’s been locked away from the natural cycle for eons.” When we burn these fossil fuels, the carbon combines with oxygen to make carbon dioxide. This extra carbon dioxide (and other GHGs like methane) traps more and more heat in our atmosphere.
Humans started harnessing fossil fuels on a massive scale during the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began about 1760 and most historians mark its end sometime before the middle of the next century.
Basically, it was a time of profound transformation. Before the Industrial Revolution, about 80 percent of the world’s population were rural farmers. But the Industrial Revolution changed how the world lived and worked, bringing millions to urban centers to work in factories.
URL https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases
Website TitleEPA
Article TitleOverview of Greenhouse Gases
Date Published April 11, 2019
Date Accessed September 01, 2019