Sources of gases - Natural and anthropogenic 
              Aside from purely human-produced  synthetic halocarbons, most greenhouse gases have sources from both the ecosystem in  general (natural) and from human activities specifically (anthropogenic).  During the pre-industrial holocene, concentrations of existing gases were roughly constant.  In the more populated industrial era, human activities have added  greenhouse                                                                               gases to the  atmosphere, mainly through the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests.  
                
 Modern global anthropogenic Carbon emissions 
                
              Global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions broken down  into 
                 8 different sectors for the year 2000. 
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