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In reply to the discussion: Inside the Republican Attacks on Electric Vehicles [View all]Maraya1969
(22,483 posts)"How big is the impact of fossil fuels on climate change and our planet?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has found that emissions from fossil fuels are the dominant cause of global warming. In 2018, 89% of global CO2 emissions came from fossil fuels and industry.
Coal is a fossil fuel, and is the dirtiest of them all, responsible for over 0.3C of the 1C increase in global average temperatures. This makes it the single largest source of global temperature rise.
Oil releases a huge amount of carbon when burned - approximately a third of the worlds total carbon emissions. There have also been a number of oil spills in recent years that have a devastating impact on our oceans ecosystem.
Natural gas is often promoted as a cleaner energy source than coal and oil. However, natural gas is still a fossil fuel and accounts for a fifth of the worlds total carbon emissions."
It seems like a lot of people disagree with you
https://www.clientearth.org/latest/news/fossil-fuels-and-climate-change-the-facts/
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