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Politics and money are playing a big role in accelerating climate change. The Industrial Revolution first started in Great Britain in the 1800s. Lots of coal and iron ore were needed to power the machines. It then powered the world and influenced our companies to do the same. But sooner or later they noticed the change made in carbon dioxide level and the Kyoto Protocol was made in 2006. This agreement was made to help keep watch on the countries and their polluting. Now over the years climate change has gotten worse.

Climate change will never stop. Climate change is the change in the earth’s atmosphere where it is heat is building up in the atmosphere and can’t escape. It first emerged as a political issue in the 90’s. The Industrial Revolution was and still is big part of the acceleration of climate change, and it started in the 1800’s. The Industrial Revolution first started in Great Britain in the 1800s. They used lots of coal and iron ore to power the machines. It polluted the atmosphere with lots of carbon dioxide (CO2). This had a big impact on climate change, or global warming, what they called it back in the day, say It didn't only impact global warming, but it affected the workers. They would work in bad conditions with polluted air most of their time. But to lots of people the industrial revolution was a good thing. It got people jobs and it helped people get things that they couldn't like cars, and clothes etc. There was a thing called the Kyoto protocol made by the leaders of the nations around the world. They keep watch of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. Kyoto protocol helps monitor emission in countries. They are committed to reduced emission. The Kyoto protocol is "an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.”(Kyoto) On February 16, 2006, the Kyoto Protocol was put to into full effect. The protocol helps reduce greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. For example before a new type of car is released by a company they have to follow the Kyoto protocol. The sea levels are rising year after year and it's still adding up. But when the ice melt it destroys a homes, our homes and the polar bear’s home. The polar bears will have no place to live on, they are sinking under water. 40% of the polar bear population have decreased between 2001-2010.

Cars have a big impact on climate change. First, cars pollute the atmosphere with carbon dioxide which accelerates climate change. Carbon dioxide that are produced by cars are pounding up. Due to the burning gasoline and diesel fuel. About 19.64 pounds of CO2 is formed from burning a gallon of gasoline and about 22.38 pounds of CO2 is formed from burning a gallon of diesel fuel. Transportation, pours into the atmosphere transformed into carbon dioxide and water. Usually when carbon dioxide is released out into the atmosphere, it would continue to rise and out of the earth’s atmosphere. But because it’s so much It’s staying in the atmosphere and make the earth’s hotter. Transportation is big on pollution and making it more hot.

Humans produces 2.3 pounds (plus) of carbon dioxide a day. Le Quere Believes that human activities are increasing the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. Le Quere says that, “Since the Industrial Revolution, human sources of carbon dioxide emissions have been growing. Human activities such as the burning of oil, coal and gas, as well as deforestation are the primary cause of the increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere”(Le Quere). Because of the growth of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere there is the increase of temperatures, which leads to decreasing ice glaciers. Destruction of natural habitats to build or homes and it helps increase the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

But the amount of carbon dioxide doesn’t just come from cars and trucks. Concerned scientists, UCSUSA’s researchers says that, “Motor vehicles also emit pollutants, such as carbon dioxide, that contribute to global climate change. In fact, cars and trucks account for over one-fifth of the United States' total global warming pollution; transportation, which includes freight, trains, and airplanes, accounts for around thirty percent of all heat-trapping gas emissions” (UCSUSA). Meaning that all transportation are accounted for production of carbon dioxide and “contribute to global climate change”. All emissions are counted for, it all builds up  Cars aren’t the only transportations that pollutes the atmosphere. That being said the Kyoto Protocol not only watches the counties, they have the counties control car companies emissions by giving them the Emissions Test. Green America says, “Cars are a major source of carbon dioxide emissions. When a gallon of gasoline is burned, the carbon in it combines with oxygen from the air to produce nearly 20 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2)” (Green America). The test calculates the the amount of carbon dioxide cars give off for gas products. This helps to not let companies get over themselves with just making any type of car. Car companies have a job to watch out for how much their cars produces carbon dioxide.

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