EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Transportation
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Electricity and heat energy
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Industry
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Agriculture
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Detailed explanation-1: -Carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Burning fossil fuels, releasing chemicals into the atmosphere, reducing the amount of forest cover, and the rapid expansion of farming, development, and industrial activities are releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and changing the balance of the climate system.
Detailed explanation-3: -Electricity and Heat Production (23% of 2010 global greenhouse gas emissions): The burning of coal, natural gas, and oil for electricity and heat is the largest single source of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Industrial gases: Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3)