Nitrous oxide emissions pose an increasing climate threat. 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. N2O has risen 20%t from pre-industrial levels with the fastest growth observed in the last 50 years due to emissions from human activities. It’s also currently the most significant human-induced agent depleting the stratospheric ozone layer.
Story Source: University of East Anglia