water and carbon links - 2.1.9 Flashcards
name 2 causes of increase in CO2
- Land use change
- Burning fossil fuels
name the 4 different land use changes which increases CO2 emissions
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Land Use Change:
- Deforestation (reduces carbon sequestration via photosynthesis)
- agriculture
- permafrost and glacial lost
- peatland degradation - significant source of carbon
Burning fossil fuels increases co2 emissions, so name the 2 ways humans use fossil fuels for
burning fossil fuels:
- burning oil for energy to use transport
- manufacturing
give examples of how Other things increases CO2 emissions
other:
-Warming oceans releases 90 Gtc annually
lack of education/social change- changing attitudes and expect all crops year round
- population increases so consumption increases
-concrete
Define the Global Energy Budget
The global energy budget is the balance between how much energy the earth receives from the sun, compared to the amount that radiates back into outer space.