A recent assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows these consequences to include unprecedented increases in sea levels, biodiversity loss, and a higher frequency of extreme weather events such as floods and droughts (IPCC, 2014). The assessment also indicates that emissions from fossil-fuel combustion, cement production, and flaring account for the majority of all anthropogenic emissions of CO2 (Figure 1), a gas responsible for about two-thirds of all anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010. This makes the use of fossil fuels a leading contributor to global warming and its effects on the natural environment.