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Nitrous oxide - the underestimated greenhouse gas
Anthropogenic N₂O emissions are increasing – As a result of climate change, additional nitrous oxide is being released from natural sources
This fact sheet summarizes the results and content of the status report from the project “Meta-analysis - Global nitrous oxide/N₂O-sources: Inventories, trends, consideration in IPCC scenarios”. The properties of nitrous oxide (N₂O) as a greenhouse gas with an impact on the climate and the different methods for accounting of nitrous oxide sources and sinks will be briefly described…weiterlesen