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Environmental Issues.

2) Fossil fuels are burnt on a huge scale.

The main products of combustion are carbon dioxide and water.

It is thought that about 850 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide
have been added to the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels
since the industrial revolution (200 years ago).
We are currently adding over 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide
EVERY DAY to the atmosphere.

Carbon dioxide is not poisonous,
and is naturally present in the atmosphere (see Carbon Cycle)
BUT
Millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide going constantly into the atmosphere
is causing global warming, resulting in climate change all over the planet.

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