NDULUE, LOVINA AZUKAEGO
Department Estate Mangement and Valuatıon, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra state, Nigeria
Corresponding Author’s email: nduluelovina@gmail.com
Abstract
An increase in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is one of the major causes of air pollution. Scientists believe that an increase in the amount of CO2 and mélange gases are the two main contributors to global warming. Global warming refers to the unnatural increase in the Earth’s surface temperature. This concept can be checked by green house effect. the thickening to earth atmosphere because of presence of increased CO2 and other green house gases is called green house effects. Carbon dioxide, (CO2), a colourless gas having a faint sharp odour and a sour taste. Exposure to CO2 can produce a variety of health effects. These include headache, dizziness, restlessness, a tingling or pins or needles feeling, difficult breathing, sweating, tiredness, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, Coma, asphyxia and convulsion. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an important heat-trapping gas, or green house gas, that comes from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels (such as coal, oil and natural gas), from wildfires, and from natural processes like volcanic eruptions. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere warms the planet, causing climate change. Human activities have raised the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide content by 50% in less than 200 years. By adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, people are supercharging the natural greenhouse effect, cauing global temperature to rise. Rising carbon dioxide concentrations increase plant growth. The carbon removal methods include. (a) Natural strategies like tree restoration and agricultural soil management. (b) High-tech strategies like direct air capture and enhanced mineralization. (c) Hybrid strategies like enhanced root crops, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, and ocean-based carbon removal.
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