Nitrous Oxide Emissions

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Nitrous Oxide Emissions
Nitrous Oxide Emissions

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Nitrous oxide emissions could double by 2050, study finds

Emissions of nitrous oxide could double by the middle of the century if left unchecked, a new study finds. And nitrous oxide is the third biggest contributor to manmade climate warming. So should we be worried?

Laughing gas

Most people know nitrous oxide as ‘laughing gas’, used as a mild anaesthetic by doctors and dentists. But it is also a powerful greenhouse gas. Nitrous oxide is the third-largest contributor to the manmade greenhouse effect, after carbon dioxide and methane.

A new study, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, brings together all the projections for future nitrous oxide emissions from different researchers.…

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 Nitrous oxide emissions could double by 2050, study finds

Emissions of nitrous oxide could double by the middle of the century if left unchecked, a new study finds. And nitrous oxide is the third biggest contributor to manmade climate warming. So should we be worried?

Greenhouse Gas Online

Global man-made nitrous oxide emissions total about 8 million tonnes each year. Agricultural soils dominate man-made nitrous oxide emissions, with agriculture as a whole accounting for the vast majority of emissions.

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