The name Erica is of Scandinavian origin. The meaning of Erica is eternal ruler. It is also of English origin, where its meaning is brave ruler. Erica is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced E-ri-ca.
The burning of fossil fuels by humans is the largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide, which is one of the greenhouse gases causing radiative forcing and contributes to global warming.
First, when fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) are burned, the carbon in them combines with oxygen in the air to form CO2 (carbon dioxide). CO2 absorbs heat being radiated off the Earth that would normally escape into space, warming the atmosphere. Thus, burning fossil fuels cause global warming, resulting in climate change.