Carbon dioxide (CO₂): The primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas, released by fossil fuel combustion, deforestation, and cement production.
How to apply it: Use CO₂ to explain how atmospheric concentrations have risen from 280 ppm (pre-industrial) to 420 ppm (2023).
Course: AP Environmental Science · Unit: Global Change
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