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'''Carbon emissions''' are the major cause of [[climate change]], through increasing the natural greenhouse effect. | '''Carbon emissions''' are the major cause of [[climate change]], through increasing the natural greenhouse effect. | ||
Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) is the major greenhouse gas, but other gases such as methane have a much higher greenhouse impact per atom of carbon. | |||
Dealing with this and avoiding catastrophic climate change is an enormous task, and requires multiple strategies, including: | Dealing with this and avoiding catastrophic climate change is an enormous task, and requires multiple strategies, including: | ||
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* [[Carbon pricing]] - arguably the most effective motivation for living just a little more simply, or making more carbon-friendly consumer choices. | * [[Carbon pricing]] - arguably the most effective motivation for living just a little more simply, or making more carbon-friendly consumer choices. | ||
* [[Carbon sequestration]], for example [[carbon capture and storage]] (a controversial technique which has yet to be applied at a large scale). | * [[Carbon sequestration]], for example [[carbon capture and storage]] (a controversial technique which has yet to be applied at a large scale). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Carbon trading]] | |||
* [[Carbon pricing]] | * [[Carbon pricing]] | ||
* [[Air travel, climate change, and green consumerism]] | * [[Air travel, climate change, and green consumerism]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 08:17, 3 December 2011
Carbon emissions are the major cause of climate change, through increasing the natural greenhouse effect.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the major greenhouse gas, but other gases such as methane have a much higher greenhouse impact per atom of carbon.
Dealing with this and avoiding catastrophic climate change is an enormous task, and requires multiple strategies, including:
- Simple living
- Carbon pricing - arguably the most effective motivation for living just a little more simply, or making more carbon-friendly consumer choices.
- Carbon sequestration, for example carbon capture and storage (a controversial technique which has yet to be applied at a large scale).
See also
External links
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