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Reduce Air Pollution
MS Earth Science - vocabulary and facts about reducing air pollution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are two strategies for reducing fossil fuel pollution? | 1. Use less fossil fuel to begin with. 2. When fossil fuels must be used, prevent the pollution from entering the air. |
| cap-and-trade system | each nation is given a cap, or upper limit, on carbon dioxide emissions |
| carbon sequestration | any way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in another form. |
| Clean Air Act of 1970 | regulates six major pollutants: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ozone, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. |
| Montreal Protocol | worldwide agreement on air pollution that focuses on CFCs. |
| Kyoto Protocol | worldwide agreement on air pollution that focuses on controlling greenhouse gas emissions. Its aim is to control global warming. |