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change is the consequence of unchecked pollution. When carbon
emissions caused by human activity enter the air they have
dangerous effects on the environment, the economy, and our
wellbeing. But just as humans cause it, we can halt its
progress. Climate change is caused by trapping excess carbon in
Earth’s atmosphere. This trapped carbon pollution heats up,
altering the Earth's climate patterns. The largest source of
this pollution is the burning of fossil fuels (such as coal and
oil) for energy. While carbon has entered the atmosphere for
millions of years through natural events such as forest fires
and volcanoes, the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of land
has resulting in the highest levels of greenhouse pollution in
our atmosphere in the last 800,000 years. The Earth’s atmosphere
has evolved to retain sufficient warmth from the sun to
encourage a healthy, dynamic ecosystem, while shielding us from
its harsher effects. The introduction o