cause damge to the environment

[jutfrank]

What is it that you're trying to do with this sentence, alpacinoutd? Is there anything in particular you're trying to practise?

There's nothing wrong with cause damage, if that's what you're wondering.

[alpacinoutd]

What is it that you're trying to do with this sentence, alpacinoutd? Is there anything in particular you're trying to practise?

There's nothing wrong with cause damage, if that's what you're wondering.

I saw a question asked in the TOEFL exam about the ways human beings damage the environment. I wanted to answer that so I wrote that.

How can I fix it?

[alpacinoutd]

Could one of the dear moderators please move this thread to the Writing and Editing section before Rover runs me over with a Range Rover?

This is the sentence:

The emission of greenhouse gases in the biggest damage we cause to planet earth.

And it needs to be fixed and re-written.

[tedmc]

The emission of greenhouse gases causes one of the biggest damages to the environment of planet Earth.

The emission of greenhouse gases causes climate change and air pollution of planet Earth.

[alpacinoutd]

I want to use "damage". And I want to say that it us who cause this big damage.

[Tarheel]

I want to use "damage". And I want to say that it is us who cause this big damage.

That's good enough for me. (Apparently, humans are not part of the environment.)

[Charlie Bernstein]

Could one of the dear moderators please move this thread to the Writing and Editing section before Rover runs me over with a Range Rover?

This is the sentence:

The emission of greenhouse gases in the biggest damage we cause to planet earth.

And it needs to be fixed and re-written.

Here's one possiblity:

Of all human activity, greenhouse gas emission causes the greatest damage to climate and life.

A planet is so big that there's not much damage we can do to damage ours. But we can do great damage climate and life on our planets surface.

Now try rewriting it in your own words. And be sure to capitalize Earth.

[alpacinoutd]

Here's one possiblity:

Of all human activity, greenhouse gas emission causes the greatest damage to climate and life.

A planet is so big that there's not much damage we can do to damage ours. But we can do great damage climate and life on our planets surface.

Now try rewriting it in your own words. And be sure to capitalize Earth.

Does this work?

We cause the biggest damage to the environment by the emission of greenhouse gases.

I want to use "we" in it.

[tree123]

Does this work?

We cause the biggest damage to the environment by the emission of greenhouse gases.

I want to use "we" in it.

(Neither a teacher nor a native speaker)

Hello alpacinoutd

In Post 3, jutfrank has advised 'don't say big damage. That word combination doesn't work'.
I've read Charlie Bernstein has offered a replacement of 'great damage' for 'big damage'.

EDIT: alpacinoutd, Sorry, please ignore the words above. After reading tedmc's reply in Post 20, I am not sure I understood jutfrank's comment correctly, so I've striked them.

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Hi jutfrank, or someone else,

Can I say 'severe damage', 'little damage' ? Do these combinations work?

If 'little damage' doesn't work either, what adjective should I use when I try to say the damage is not great.

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[tedmc]

(Neither a teacher nor a native speaker)

Hello alpacinoutd

In Post 3, jutfrank has advised 'don't say big damage. That word combination doesn't work'.
I've read Charlie Bernstein has offered a replacement of 'great damage' for 'big damage'.

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Hi jutfrank, or someone else,

Can I say 'severe damage', 'little damage' ? Do these combinations work?

If 'little damage' doesn't work either, what adjective should I use when I try to say the damage is not great.

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There is nothing wrong with using big damage or biggest damage.
Neither do I see anything wrong with little damage. The alternatives are minor/slight/light/inconsequential/negligible damage.
Severe damage is also common, so are major/heavy/massive/serious/colossal/catastrophic damage.