Global Warming *★,°*:.☆

Transportation

From the pie chart above, we can see the distribution of where the United State’s

greenhouse gas comes from. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Cars

emit around 24 pounds of carbon dioxide and other global warming gases for every

gallon of gas. About five pounds comes from the extraction, production, and delivery

of the fuel, while the great bulk of heat-trapping emissions—more than 19 pounds per

gallon—comes right out of a car’s tailpipe.” While driving electric vehicles is a

cleaner solution, many people do not realize that greenhouse gases are also used

in the production of electricity.

Electricity

A huge amount of greenhouse gases are also used in the production of electricity.

It takes generators to make electricity, and about 63% of them run on fossil

fuels like coal and natural gas. There are also renewable resources that are used

to generate electricity like wind power, solar energy, and hydroelectric power.

These are great sustainable options that are gaining popularity. Switzerland is

well known for their sustainable power generation.

Industry

Many of the products we use are mass produced in factories that use an extremely

large amount of energy and fuel. This trend started in the Industrial Revolution,

when many new automated machines were made. According to the Environmental

Protection Agency, “Greenhouse gas emissions from industry primarily come from burning

fossil fuels for energy, as well as greenhouse gas emissions from certain chemical

reactions necessary to produce goods from raw materials.”