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Climate, Ozone Threatened by Increasing Emissions of Laughing Gas, UNEP Warns

2013-11-21 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas, could double by 2050, threatening gains made in healing the ozone layer, the United Nations Environment Program warns in a new report. Agriculture is by far the number one contributor to N2O emissions, accounting for some two-thirds, with other major sources including fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and wastewater. "Although not as prevalent in the atmosphere as CO2 in terms of mass, N2O ... is far from a laughing matter...

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