Question

Write a short note on the pollution caused by burning fossil fuels.

Answer 1

Fossil fuels produce a large amount of energy.
Burning fossil fuels is one of the main components to the global warming
Combustion of these fossil fuels is considered to be the largest contributing factor to the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
it may lead to air pollution
When coal is burned, it releases nitrous oxide. Unfortunately, this is kept in the atmosphere for a very long time.

1. releases harmful toxins into the air
2. uses up natural resources
3. can create smog
4. When fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas are burned (usually to produce electricity or to power transport) they release extra carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years. The carbon cycle is unable to cope with all this extra carbon, which (in the form of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide) joins all the other gases in our atmosphere and enhances the greenhouse effect, which keeps the earth's heat from escaping into space. This enhanced or accelerated greenhouse effect is causing global warming