Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown.
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown.
Nitrous oxide (N2O), a powerful greenhouse gas which is 300 times more potent than CO2, is building up in the atmosphere at an alarming rate. Agriculture contributes significantly to N2O emissions.
New research, conducted by the University of Sheffield, showed that using special fertilisers and crushed basalt rocks (enhanced rock weathering) has the potential to reduce agricultural emissions of N2O without harming the ozone (O3) layer.
There is an international focus on developing N2O reduction strategies to stop soil from releasing nitrous oxide into the air but there have been concerns that cutting these emissions might slow down the recovery of the ozone layer.
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