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 (coal, oil and natural gas) is a problem because the burning of these fuels in industry, transport and the generation of electricity releases carbon dioxide (CO2).This is causing global warming and climate change.: The combustion (burning) of fossil fuels releases poisonous gases into the atmosphere. Oil/Petrol, for instance, is a Hydrocarbon (a mix of Carbon and Hydrogen atoms) and when burnt with Oxygen creates Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide.