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When a factory burns fossil fuels, carbon moves into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide.
As a result of human activity, atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide are rising and contributing to climate change.
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Cows raised using industrial farming practices release carbon into the atmosphere in the form of methane gas, as well as through soil depletion.
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Plants absorb carbon from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. From there it either returns the soil through decomposition or enters the food chain through animal consumption.
