What are carbon dioxide emissions?
Carbon dioxide emissions are those that result from the process of burning fuel resulting in the creation of carbon dioxide. It is formed by two atoms of oxygen and one atom of carbon. Though carbon dioxide exists in all three states of matter – gas, solid and liquid – emissions are always in gaseous form. Carbon dioxide emissions may also be called carbon emissions. Carbon dioxide emissions are considered an environmental problem due to their influence on the Earth’s greenhouse effect. When carbon-based fossil fuels are burned, the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are released into the atmosphere. The gas is odorless and colorless and relatively harmless. Carbon dioxide is only dangerous when it replaces all the oxygen in a confined area. At that point, it could cause asphyxiation. The gas is normally released into the atmosphere by animal life, and consumed by plant life.
