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Industries burn fossil fuels to create goods which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. CO2 contributes to 20% of the world's greenhouse effect, and the level of it in the atmosphere has increased to over 400 ppm when before the French Revolution it fluctuated between 180-280 ppm (NASA, 2016). The coal industry is a big contributor as it contributes to 35% of the total U.S. energy related CO2 emissions (EIA, 2017). This all leads to global warming, which causes rising sea levels, longer plant growing seasons, and an increase in forest fires (NASA).
Publication Date
2-2018
Keywords
UN Sustainable Development Goals, ecosystem disruption, environmental impact, species extinction
Disciplines
Biology | Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Recommended Citation
Ponnaluri, Sravani '20 and Gonda, Emily '20, "Industrial Impact" (2018). UN Sustainable Development Goals Infographics. 4.
https://digitalcommons.imsa.edu/unsdg_infographics/4
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