The Effect of Burning Fossil Fuels
The Effect of Burning Fossil Fuels
When fossil fuels are burned, they release tiny black particles called black carbon. A new study shows that they have a much worse impact than recently believed. Black carbon is the second biggest contributor to global climate change. Our rapid use of fossil fuels has caused this black carbon to appear in our atmosphere. Black carbon traps heat in the Earth. A new study has discovered that this power is twice as strong as believed when a similar study was conducted in 2007. It is also discovered that it traps heat 3 times faster that originally believed. Black carbon also has some secondary effects such as its effect on the polar ice caps. When it falls on glaciers, they become darker, and thus melt faster. It is important to promote usage of clean renewable resources as an alternative to burning fossil fuels. Advances in technology have allowed us to have multiple types of energy resources at our disposal. It is important for us to learn how to use these renewable resources for all of our needs for energy. This kind of change is something that must be promoted by authoritative figures such as the president. Another way to reduce the release of black carbon into the atmosphere is by reducing the amount of fossil fuels you burn everyday. You can do this by walking to closer locations, or car-pooling and taking public transportation. This is a kind of change that is simple and should incorporated into everyone’s everyday lives. Although switching to other cleaner energy resources lowers the amount of black carbon released in the air, it would be a difficult transition. If scientists somehow found a way to run factories and cars with renewable resources, it would put many oil companies and gas stations out of business. This would place a dent in the economy until they were replaced with large solar energy companies. Although cutting back on your personal use of fossil fuels is a simple task, it wouldn’t
When fossil fuels are burned, they release tiny black particles called black carbon. A new study shows that they have a much worse impact than recently believed. Black carbon is the second biggest contributor to global climate change. Our rapid use of fossil fuels has caused this black carbon to appear in our atmosphere. Black carbon traps heat in the Earth. A new study has discovered that this power is twice as strong as believed when a similar study was conducted in 2007. It is also discovered that it traps heat 3 times faster that originally believed. Black carbon also has some secondary effects such as its effect on the polar ice caps. When it falls on glaciers, they become darker, and thus melt faster. It is important to promote usage of clean renewable resources as an alternative to burning fossil fuels. Advances in technology have allowed us to have multiple types of energy resources at our disposal. It is important for us to learn how to use these renewable resources for all of our needs for energy. This kind of change is something that must be promoted by authoritative figures such as the president. Another way to reduce the release of black carbon into the atmosphere is by reducing the amount of fossil fuels you burn everyday. You can do this by walking to closer locations, or car-pooling and taking public transportation. This is a kind of change that is simple and should incorporated into everyone’s everyday lives. Although switching to other cleaner energy resources lowers the amount of black carbon released in the air, it would be a difficult transition. If scientists somehow found a way to run factories and cars with renewable resources, it would put many oil companies and gas stations out of business. This would place a dent in the economy until they were replaced with large solar energy companies. Although cutting back on your personal use of fossil fuels is a simple task, it wouldn’t