<story><title>Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210603-nitrous-oxide-the-worlds-forgotten-greenhouse-gas</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>stinos</author><text>Also interesting to note: the heavy use of nitrogen fertiliser is also one of the reasons for the biodiversity crisis. Which according to some is a problem just as serious as the climate crisis, but is much less reported on in global media. Basic principle for the operation: plants which thrive well on nitrogen (think fast-growing grasses, nettles, ...) get an advantage over other plants (typically slower growing long-living flowering plants) because the fertiliser doesn&amp;#x27;t simply stay in the location where it gets applied. More uniform vegetation then produces the typical chain reaction (simplified): less insects, less food for birds, less birds, ... So tackling the problem mentioned in the article could have a positive influence both on climate and biodiversity.</text></comment>
<story><title>Nitrous Oxide – A forgotten greenhouse gas</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210603-nitrous-oxide-the-worlds-forgotten-greenhouse-gas</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>FriedrichN</author><text>It may be forgotten in some parts of the world, but certainly not in the Netherlands. Primarily because of the effects of nitrogen deposition on the environment and ammonia&amp;#x2F;methane in particular. There is basically a stop on building and expansion of agriculture as well as a reduction of the maximum speed on highways.</text></comment>