How to reduce your carbon footprint 
Now that summer temperatures are setting records across the globe, there is a bigger need than ever for all the world’s citizens to look at ways to be more environmentally conscious consumers. What methods are most available? Installing solar panels on your roof will make a difference now and in the future. This is a discussion about your carbon footprint. Carbon dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas known as CO2, occurs naturally in the atmosphere as part of the life cycle of oceans, soil, plants, and animals, human activities are causing harmful amounts to be released into the environment. These resulting greenhouse gases are a direct cause of global warming. 

Carbon pollution

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the majority of human-related carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil), the decay of solid waste and the combustion of wood products.  In 2014, CO2 from human activities accounted for 81 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
The three main sources of carbon pollution in the U.S. are:
Electricity
Transportation
Industry

Methane gas plays a critical role when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. Methane (CH4) is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted in the United States from human activities, according to the EPA. In 2014, CH4 accounted for about 11 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Livestock and their byproducts are responsible for 51 percent of CO2 emissions worldwide. Why is it so important to reduce our carbon footprint? More than 6 million deaths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to a recent New York Times report.

How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

It is estimated that a family of four with two cars and a 2,000-square-foot house in Northern California could generate more than 106 tons of CO2 a year, depending on how many airplane trips they take and other factors, including how much food they consume.
Individual choices for energy make an enormous difference. If everyone lived their lives more sustainably, collectively we could make a difference in the health of our planet, especially when it comes to the air we breathe.

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