The combustion of fossil fuels is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, especially in industries that rely on fossil fuels, such as power, cement, steel, textiles, fertilizer, and many others (coal, electricity derived from coal, natural gas and oil).
Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and other greenhouse gases are generated by these businesses, all of which increase the atmosphere's ability to trap infrared radiation and hence alter the climate.