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Question
Give the options for reducing green house gases by use of fuels better than fossil fuels.
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Solution
A way of reducing greenhouse gases is to use fuels which release less greenhouse gases.
Like: (1) L.P.G. (2) C.N.G. (3) L.N.G.
C.N.G. causes minimum pollution. It does not contain lead and lowers maintenance costs.
[But these are also fossil fuels]
Use solar energy, wind energy, hydro-power, hydrogen energy, biofuels and biogas.
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