CAUSE EFFECTS

HUMAN burning of fossil fuels Changes in the climate and

like coal and oil has
increased the
concentration of
atmospheric carbon
dioxide (CO2).
Manufacturing and industry
produce emissions, mostly
from burning fossil fuels to
produce energy for making
things like cement, iron,
steel, electronics, plastics,
clothes, and other goods. 
Cutting down forests to
create farms or pastures, or
for other reasons, causes
emissions, since trees,
when they are cut, release
the carbon they have been
storing. 
increases in extreme weather
events are among the reasons
behind a global rise in hunger
and poor nutrition. Fisheries,
crops, and livestock may be
destroyed or become less
productive.
With the ocean becoming more
acidic, marine resources that
feed billions of people are at
risk. Changes in snow and ice
cover in many Arctic regions
have disrupted food supplies
from herding, hunting, and
fishing. Heat stress can
diminish water and grasslands
for grazing, causing declining
crop yields and affecting
livestock.

Most cars, trucks, ships,

and planes run on fossil
fuels. That makes
transportation a major
contributor of greenhouse
gases, especially carbon-
dioxide emissions. Road
vehicles account for the
largest part, due to the
combustion of petroleum-
based products, like
gasoline, in internal
combustion engines. 
ENVIRONMENT Hotter temperatures/Global
Tempreratures will continue to
rise
More severe storms
Increased drought
Loss of species