by Javed baloch source: News Agencies
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Failing to curb rising emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible for the world to meet the Paris Agreement’s aims.
Nearly 200 countries ratified the Paris Agreement in 2015 to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment (N₂O) report is the first of its kind. Global climate action has primarily focused on carbon and methane, other potent greenhouse gases.
The N₂O assessment report is being presented at a high-level event on Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment on October 31 in Bangkok.
The report states that global N₂O emissions have risen by 40% since 1980.
According to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, "Nitrous oxide is the third most important greenhouse gas and the most abundantly emitted ozone depleting substance."
Reuters reports that nitrous oxide emissions are primarily driven by agricultural use of synthetic fertilizers and manure.