Increased threat from Nitrous Oxide emissions in India

Need to cut nitrous oxide emissions in India

Global carbon project paper on nitrogen budget shows India is second to China with respect to N2O emissions from agriculture particularly chemical fertilizers
we need work on this with targeted approach to reduce Nitrogenous fertiliser use

To have any realistic chance to limit the global warming to 2 degrees rise, all GHG emissions must be reduced. While the world’s efforts are centered around cutting carbon dioxide and methane emissions, a more potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide is continuing unbated. A sharp increase of 40% is observed between 1980 and 2020.

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https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2024/Jun/15/reducing-nitrous-oxide-emissions-key-for-achieving-climate-goals