Since the industrial revolution, the amount of carbon dioxide and its equivalents in the atmosphere has spiked way more than it was in the pre-industrial era and this spike in emissions has been linked to human activities such as deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels. The rate at which humans are emitting this carbon is way faster than the rate at which the earth can sequester.
INTRODUCTION It is common knowledge that the earth’s climate has changed throughout history (NASA, 2018). Evidence provided shows that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased dramatically since the beginning of the industrial era. Due to this massive amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, there is now a current warming trend. According to the Intergovernmental panel on climate…
