Nitrous oxide emissions pose an increasing climate threat, study finds 

Rising nitrous oxide emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Agreement, according to a major new study. The growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in the production of food worldwide is increasing atmospheric concentrations of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide that remains in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.

Source: Nitrous oxide emissions pose an increasing climate threat, study finds — ScienceDaily

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