The Brochure - GLOBAL WARMING and local effects

c) Power Plants
Power plants are a key contributor to the effects of global warming. Power plants that gain
their electricity through the burning of fossil fuels (such as coal plants) are especially to blame
for this problem. This is largely because once the fossil fuel is burned to create energy, it
releases carbon dioxide.
d) Fertilizer
Fertilizer is another common human cause of global warming. As the population grows, there
is a greater need for food. One of the main tools for large scale farmers is fertilizer. As farm
fields increase, so does the use of fertilizer. Fertilizer naturally emits the greenhouse gas
nitrous oxide, which is also dangerous to the environment.
2.) Methane is the second important greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. It is released from
animals such as dairy cows, goats, pigs, buffaloes, camels, horses and sheep.
Methane is also emitted during the process of oil drilling, coal mining, leaking gas pipelines,
landfills and waste dumps.
The certainty of global warming can be seen through some of the natural phenomenon like the
effect on crops and extreme weather conditions around the world. It is especially clear in the
dramatic change of the polar caps.
There are other elements of people's homes that contribute to climate change indirectly.
Everything, from furniture to computers, from clothes to carpets, all use energy when it is
produced and transported – and this causes carbon emissions to be released.
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