Additional emissions and global warming

Human activities are the principal cause of recent warming. Additional carbon dioxide traps heat and increases warming compared with emitting less.

Warming increases risks from extreme heat, rising seas and changes in rainfall.

The effect of a policy is measured against a stated alternative. Emissions can decline overall while remaining higher than they would have been under stronger limits.

No policy-specific temperature estimate or attribution of an individual disaster is calculated here.

Related Reports

• Climate policy, financial interests and effects
• EPA projected emissions after the repeal

Sources and Records

1. NASA explanation of the causes of climate change
2. NASA explanation of climate impacts
3. EPA estimate of power plant repeal impacts

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