Which of the following options is correct with respect to the characteristics of

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Which of the following options is correct with respect to the characteristics of the CO2 (carbon dioxide) ? The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing due to the extensive use of fertilizers. CO2 is responsible for a net negative radiatice forcing of approximately -1.5 W/m2. CO2 is a long-lived gas, which means it stays in the atmosphere for a long time. CO2 has a Greenhouse Warming Potential (GWP) 21 times larger than methane. CO2 is responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer.

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All of them are correct except the last one.

The main reasons for ozone depletion are not co2 but chlorofluorocarbons , halogens.

So carbon dioxide has no direct effect on ozone depletion

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