{"id":2023,"date":"2020-10-19T15:57:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T15:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=2023"},"modified":"2020-10-20T01:21:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T01:21:36","slug":"what-causes-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"What causes climate change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2023\" class=\"elementor elementor-2023\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1a4754 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1a4754\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980a066\" data-id=\"980a066\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9ea676 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9ea676\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-feb5033\" data-id=\"feb5033\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305b966 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"305b966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Climate Change<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e91694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"6e91694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-climate-change-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2048 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-climate-change\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to climate change<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2047 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/climate-change-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Climate change terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2046 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-greenhouse-effect\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The greenhouse effect<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2045 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-climate-change\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What causes climate change<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2044 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-climate-change\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of climate change<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-2043 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/climate-change-factsheet\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Climate change factsheet<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What brings about more Greenhouse gases?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2c62f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2c62f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this new era (the age of industrialization), the earth is full of industries. Millions of vehicles, airplanes, and engines are manufactured every year. A lot of artificial things have been produced and have ended up in waste dumps. Humans produce much more waste than ever before.<\/p><p>Take a look at the simple sketch below.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_2089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2089\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2089\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/industries.jpg\" alt=\"What did you notice in that sketch? What do all those activities have in common?\" width=\"600\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/industries.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/industries-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/industries-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What did you notice in that sketch? What do all those activities have in common?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>They all produce a lot of smoke, fumes, and water vapor!<br \/>Energy production is still a key driver of GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. For instance, in 2010, the energy sector emitted approximately 35% of GHG, followed by Agriculture, forests and other land uses (24%), Industry (21%), Transport (14%), and Building sector (6.4%)<\/p><p>Simply put, our reliance on artificial things, including all the things that make us comfortable at home, has contributed immensely to the emission of more greenhouse gases than before. These gases in the atmosphere have trapped more heat on the earth\u2019s surface and made it warmer. This is Global Warming.<\/p><p>You and I also produce CO2 and other greenhouse gases in a way, by the things we use at home. Do you have some of these items in your house?<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2088 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/household-items-emissions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/household-items-emissions.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/household-items-emissions-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>You must turn off all electrical appliances when they are not in use. It is good practice, and you end up saving some money too.<\/p><p>Everything humans have in their homes and the workplaces need electricity to work. This power comes from burning fossil fuels and other natural sources. The more fuels are burnt, the more Co2 is produced into the atmosphere.<br \/>That means each time your dad drives his car, or when you turn on an electric appliance, you are indirectly adding to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.<\/p><p>But that is not all \u2014 it must also be noted that less forest cover all over the world has resulted in less carbon absorption and storage. That is because plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. Additionally, there is more methane release from permafrost due to higher temperatures.<\/p><p>This is not very good, as we are all contributing to global warming and climate change. That is a problem.<\/p><p>In recent times, some coal industries are finding ways to capture emissions and storing them deep under the seabed. 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