Anthropogenic
Refers to any process that is associated with human activity. In an environmental context, a mechanism of pollution and climate change can be anthropogenic or natural.
It is normally only the anthropogenic change that we can actually do something about, so it tends to be at the top of most agendas. Examples of anthropogenic sources range from fossil fuel burning and vehicle exhausts to pasture farming (increasing methane release from growing herds of cows) and incineration of waste.
