The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest single source of CO 2 emissions in the nation, accounting for about 37 percent of total US CO 2 emissions and 30 percent of total US greenhouse gas emissions in 14 The type of fossil fuel used to generate electricity will emit different amounts of CO 2The ratio of water component of the greenhouse effect to the CO 2 component is about 159 to 1 This means that the water vapor content of the atmosphere has to only fall from 041 percent to 0407 to wipe out the greenhouse effect of all the CO 2 in the atmosphereCarbon dioxide, which causes 926%;
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