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What’s Our Impact

The causes of global warming

The current cause of global warming is the increasing quantity of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere produced by human activities, like the burning of fossil fuels or deforestation. These activities produce large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions which is causing global warming.

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

What’s Our Impact

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