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Why do biofuels not contribute to global warming even though burning biofuels releases carbon dioxide?
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Biofuels are part of the natural carbon cycle, in which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and this becomes carbon which is eventually returned to the air when vegetation rots or is burnt, or when animals eat it and respire carbon dioxide back into the air. Thus, although burning of wood and biofuels does release carbon dioxide back into the air, this process does not add to the long term concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
When we create carbon dioxide from carbon that has been sequestered underground, we add new carbon dioxide to the air, increasing its concentration and causing global warming.
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How does electric contribute to global warming?
Most electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming
Which energy sources produce carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide?
Burning coal (a fossil fuel) releases carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
Burning oil and natural gas releases carbon dixioe into the?
Burning oil or gas releases Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, which as a result is bad for us, the animals and of course the earth itself!
Which fuel release only carbon dioxide on burning?
Burning natural gas, which is largely methane, releases carbon dioxide with fewer by-products than either oil or coal.
How does burning affect the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Burning anything releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, as most things are largely made of carbon. Burning vegetation is really part of the carbon cycle, but burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, releases carbon dioxide that has been sequestered underground for 300 million years. This is why carbon dioxide levels are increasing in the atmosphere.
How does electric contribute to global warming?
Most electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, which releases carbon dioxide which contributes to global warming
How does cars put carbon dioxide into the air?
Burning gasoline releases the carbon dioxide.
What Burning fossil fuels releases?
It releases CO2, which is carbon dioxide. They might also release methane
Burning fossil fuel releases?
It releases CO2, which is carbon dioxide. They might also release methane
Do Bio Fuels release sulfur dioxide?
Yes. I do not like using links from companies related to the biofuels industry, but in this case, I could not find any other information on the internet about how much sulfur dioxide is released from burning biofuels. It does get complicated, as there are all types of biofuels. The biofuels are reported as contributing much less air pollutants than diesel or gasoline, but they are not carbon (or sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide) neutral or zero emissions.
Which energy sources produce carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide?
Burning coal (a fossil fuel) releases carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide.
What does Burning fossil fuels releases?
It releases CO2, which is carbon dioxide. They might also release methane
Burning fossil fuels releases while plants use it as part of photosynthesis.?
carbon dioxide
Which cycle is directly affected by burning fossils fuels?
The carbon cycle, because the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) in industry, transport and the generation of electricity, releases carbon dioxide (CO2).
Burning oil and natural gas releases carbon dixioe into the?
Burning oil or gas releases Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere, which as a result is bad for us, the animals and of course the earth itself!
Which fuel release only carbon dioxide on burning?
Burning natural gas, which is largely methane, releases carbon dioxide with fewer by-products than either oil or coal.
How burning of kerosene harmful to the earth?
It releases carbon dioxide. This gas causes global warming.
