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Carbon emission contributes majorly to the greenhouse effect of the earth. Atmospheric carbon accounts for 20% of the greenhouse effect, followed by clouds and then water vapor. When carbon concentration rises air temperature rises and causes increased evaporation into the atmosphere. This process amplifies greenhouse heating. The latest data suggests the presence of 417 ppm of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. The release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere mainly occurs through human activities (deforestation, fossil fuel burning, like coal, oil, and gas). The major reduction of atmospheric carbon can occur by trapping the accumulated carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by photosynthetic sources (plants, photosynthetic bacteria, algae, etc.). Planting trees and forest management is a prime source of reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.Among the given options the points that contribute to the reduction of atmospheric carbon are discussed below: Most likely to succeed Planting trees is one such step that can increase the use of atmospheric carbon and reduce its levels in the atmosphere. The growth of organic vegetables requires healthy soil, that is enriched with minerals, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen. Organic vegetables are grown in healthy soil without the use of pesticides or fertilizer. Increased production of organic vegetables may contribute to the entrapment of atmospheric carbon in the soil as well as by the crops to fulfill the growing requirements of the organic crop plants.Most likely to be helpful Seeding the oceans with photosynthetic bacteria is most likely a helpful step to reduce atmospheric carbon. Oceans are one of the largest sources of oxygen production, due to the presence of oceanic planktons, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. Studies have shown that the ocean removes about half the extra carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the increased plant growth removes more due to the ongoing photosynthetic activity. Considering the oceans being a vast source of photosynthetic organisms, seeding the ocean with photosynthetic bacteria might be helpful in the reduction of atmospheric carbon. Prevention of carbon emissions can be done by reducing the burning of fossil fuels. Electric vehicles have been using battery-operated power thereby reducing the use of fossil fuel burning for transportation purposes. Though, there are studies that suggest the emission of carbon in the manufacturing of the batteries of electric vehicles. However, with the use of electric vehicles, the repeated refilling and burning of fossil fuels may be prevented. This could result in a decrease in atmospheric carbon release. Therefore the usage of electric vehicles could be a major step to reduce atmospheric carbon.Will make it worse The elimination of all forms of mass transportation will lead to an increase in the use of private vehicles for transportation. This will lead to increased burning of fuel in private transportation methods and will worsen the problem of emission of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Wind power is known to reduce emissions by lowering the use of electricity by burning fossil fuels. Therefore, the elimination of wind power will increase the use of other sources of power generation using fossil fuels. This leads to increased emission of carbon and other gases. Therefore, eliminating the use of wind power will increase the emission of atmospheric carbon and worsen the problem of atmospheric carbon dioxide accumulation.Therefore, the steps that can be taken to reduce atmospheric carbon are segregated in the steps given above.