Contrary to earlier conjectures, it may be that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result of burning fossil fuels would cool the globe by reducing the amount of solar energy absorbed by snow.(P8 1-1)

(A) increased atmospheric carbon dioxide as a result of burning

(B) increased atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting from the combustion of

(C) increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from the combustion of

(D) carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that increase from burning（B）

(E) atmospheric carbon dioxide that increased from burning

请指教两个问题1.as a result of & result from有什么用法上和意思上的区别

                 2.increase可用于被动语态么

给出的答案是b

1，意思上区别不大

2，可以