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.
The use of fossil fuels in transportation contributes almost 30 percent of all US global warming emissions, rivallingâand likely to surpassâthe power sector . Air pollution Burning fossil fuels emits a number of air pollutants that are harmful to both the environment and public health.