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pounds of CO₂e
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When balanced, GHGs maintain the temperature of the earth so that it can sustain life
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Natural GHGs used to keep the average temperature of the earth around 59°F
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Without any GHGs, the Earth’s temperature would be about 0° F
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Volcanoes create more GHGs than humans
Humans introduce roughly 120 times more GHGs into the atmosphere than volcanoes do.
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Natural processes, such as biodegradation and volcanic eruptions
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Human activity, such as burning fossil fuels, mass meat production, and landfilling waste
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Both of these are true
Natural GHGs are balanced by the ecosystem, but we’ve made too many more GHGs, and the ecosystem can’t naturally regulate it all.
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Neither of these are true
A DANGEROUS IMBALANCE
Although some GHGs are necessary for life on earth, the amount we humans have sent into the atmosphere has created a dangerous imbalance that now threatens our way of life and ultimately our survival. Find out why.
