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If we don't reduce the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere the earth will get warmer and warmer. Greenhouse gases trap the sun's heat. Whenever we burn fossil fuels, that is, for transport or to produce electricity, we are adding more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This is what is causing global warming.

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