It all comes down to carbon – a fairly ubiquitous element that is also the basis of all life on earth. Like water, carbon has a natural cycle. It’s stored in oil, coal, natural gas and living things. When those things are burned or die and decompose, the carbon gets released. Normally, that carbon would get recycled into new life forms, keeping carbon levels—and our atmosphere—in a dynamic natural balance.
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