What does "Antropogénica" mean?
This sentence appears in an article from yesterday's "La Nación":
En 1992, los gobiernos del mundo aprobaron la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático y promotieron evitar "la peligrosa interferencia antropogénica [inducida por el hombre] en el sistema climático", para reducir la tasa de emisión de los gases que provocan el efecto invernadero, en particular el dióxido de carbono.
I didn't find the word "Antropogénica" in the dictionary.
2 Answers
antropogénica - anthropogenic
Of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature. anthropogenic sources of pollution.
Used to describe environmental pollution in the form of chemical or biological waste
as a result of economic , such as the production of carbon dioxide from fossil
fuels activities.