Most of what we do in our daily lives produces greenhouse gases. Anything that involves burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas for electricity and transport is generating greenhouse gases. Intensive farming encourages the release of greenhouse gases by animals, fertilisers and some crops, land clearing releases the carbon stored in vegetation and causes greenhouse gases unless suitable replacement vegetation is provided to maintain the carbon balance. Even the breakdown of food and plant wastes and sewage releases greenhouse gases as decomposition releases carbon in various gaseous forms. And that’s not to mention the range of industrial processes that provide us with the goods and services we use. Human activity has very little impact on water vapour, which is the most abundant greenhouse gas. It is the emission of additional loads of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxides as a result of human activities is at the heart of the climate change debate.
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