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Approximately 30 billion (30,000,000,000) tons of CO2 per year. This is over 100 times as much as all earth's volcanoes combined, according to the USGS.
When we burn fossil carbon (coal or oil), the carbon combines with atmospheric oxygen. So 12 tons of coal releases closer to 12+16+16 (CO2) = 44 tons of CO2. This is not exact, as coal is not pure carbon, and not all of it is oxidized, but it illustrates the key concept.
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How have humans contributed to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the last century?
Humans burned and continue to burn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, travel and to generate electricity. This releases extra carbon from millions of years ago.They also destroyed forests all over the world that used to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Does the greenhouse effect increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
No. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm. Extra carbon dioxide added to it is causing global warming.
What is the result of increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring greenhouse gas. At present concentrations, it helps maintain global temperatures at a level that is comfortable for humans and other animals that have adapted to the present climate. Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can result in global warming, by trapping more heat. This occurs when humans burn fossil fuels, manufacture cement of destroy forests.
Explain how people are adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
There is a natural cycle in which animals add carbon dioxide to the air and plants remove it, thus maintaining a stable concentration of carbon dioxide over a very long period of time. Humans are part of this natural cycle. Since the start of the Industrial Age, humans have been adding additional carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, increasing the proportion by around 35 per cent, from 260-280 parts per million (ppm) to the present 380 ppm. We do this by burning fossil fuels, manufacturing cement and by deforestation. We can reduce our impact on carbon dioxide concentrations by reducing and eventually eliminating our consumption of coal, oil and natural gas, by finding alternative processes for cement manufacture, including the capture and sequestration of gas produced, and by ceasing deforestation - even allowing some forests to return.
How does respiration affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration, breathing, has no effect on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is part of the natural carbon cycle. Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) releases carbon dioxide that has been hidden away for millions of years. This extra gas is increasing in the atmosphere.
How are humans affecting carbon dioxide gas that is in the atmosphere?
We continue to add to it. Humans have been digging up and burning fossil fuels for 250 years. Burning this coal, oil and natural gas for industry, transport and to generate electricity has released billions of tons of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. We have also cut down forests all over the world that used to remove carbon dioxide from the air.
What human activities release extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
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How have humans contributed to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the last century?
Humans burned and continue to burn fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, travel and to generate electricity. This releases extra carbon from millions of years ago.They also destroyed forests all over the world that used to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What happen when extra carbon dioxide builds up in the atmosphere?
nothing will happen at all
How do animals add carbon to the atmosphere?
Animals add carbon to the atmosphere through processes like respiration, decomposition of organic matter, and methane production. When animals breathe out, they release carbon dioxide into the air. Additionally, when animals die and decompose, carbon is released back into the atmosphere.
How is extra carbon getting into the atmosphere?
Extra carbon is being emitted into the atmosphere primarily through the burning of fossil fuels for energy, transportation, and industrial processes. Deforestation and land-use changes also contribute by releasing stored carbon into the atmosphere. These activities increase the concentration of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, which leads to global warming and climate change.
In which carbon pool does most of this extra carbon accumulate?
Most of the extra carbon from human activities accumulates in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, contributing to the greenhouse effect and climate change.
How does the main kind of organism that brings about decay let carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
the organism releases carbon dioxide as a waste, as an extra from creating energy it can use.
Does the greenhouse effect increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
No. The greenhouse effect keeps the earth warm. Extra carbon dioxide added to it is causing global warming.
How is climate change a problem for the carbon cycle?
Climate change affects the carbon cycle by increasing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which in turn intensifies the greenhouse effect and leads to global warming. This disrupts the balance of carbon being stored in the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial systems, impacting the capacity of these reservoirs to absorb and store carbon effectively. This can lead to feedback loops that exacerbate climate change.
Does respiration decrease or increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Respiration (breathing) has no effect on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Breathing is part of the carbon cycle. We take in carbon in our food and drink and we release it again when we breathe. If we eat too much, the extra carbon is stored in our bodies, making us fatter, in much the same way as a tree stores carbon in its wood as it grows.So breathing does not increase or decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
When you burn vegetation how does it affect carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?
Burning vegetation adds to the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. However, that carbon dioxide was recently removed from the air when the plants were growing, so burning vegetation is carbon neutral.Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), of course, releases extra carbon dioxide that has been hidden away for 300 million years.
