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Global Warming Project
The Real Story Behind Emissions
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How Pollution, Wildfires, and Oil Spills Are Fueling the Climate Crisis
The Real Cost of Forest Fires
Wildfires release massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere. In 2021 alone, global wildfires emitted an estimated 1.76 billion metric tons of CO₂—surpassing the entire EU’s annual emissions. This fuels a dangerous cycle: rising temperatures cause more fires, and more fires drive climate change.
The Real Cost of Pollution
Pollution isn’t just a land issue—it’s a major threat to our oceans. It endangers marine life, disrupts fragile ecosystems, and impacts billions who rely on the sea for food, jobs, and climate balance. Protecting our oceans is essential for a healthy planet and future generations.
Air Pollution
Air pollution is a silent threat, harming our health, environment, and climate. It contributes to respiratory diseases, heart conditions, and premature deaths worldwide. Polluted air also damages crops and ecosystems. Clean air is vital—for our well-being, our planet, and future generations.
The Real Cost of Oil Spills
Oil spills release billions of tons of CO₂ and an even more potent gas—methane (CH₄)—into the atmosphere each year. Methane traps over 80 times more heat than CO₂ over 20 years. These spills also destroy vital carbon sinks and marine life, turning natural CO₂ reducers into dangerous emitters.
The Truth About Fuel Sources
Fuel Sources have a major impact on green house gas emissions, currently around 80% of are electricity generated is done through non renewables such as coal, natural gas, nuclear, and other fossil fuels.
However, renewable energy sources (and nuclear) are more efficient in terms of environmental impact and long-term costs compared to fossil fuels.
The biggest issue renewables face besides their high start up cost, is the size needed to build them (along with lower energy density) as it currently takes up at least 10 times the land (solar and wind) than that of fossil fuels.
Even with these drawbacks renewable is the future and more and more progress is being made every day, with an inevitable future relying mostly on nuclear and renewable energy by 2050.
