Global Warming and Trees
Petroleum fuels: petrol, diesel, natural gas, etc. are majorly hydrocarbons and they combust to produce CO 2 , H 2 O and energy in engines, furnaces, etc following a general equation bellow. Hydrocarbon + Oxygen → water + carbon dioxide + energy As seen in the reaction, the process reduces atmospheric oxygen while increasing the greenhouse gas CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere. Combustion of petrol and diesel produce 2.31 and 2.68 Kg of CO 2 per liter respectively and o n average, a mature 10 years old tree can absorb 21.77 Kg of CO 2 per year. Then have a look at the following table, above facts tabulated and graphed. find your daily consumption ...