Nitrous OxideTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1617, Segment 2
Jun 9, 2021 • 15m
Agriculture accounts for upwards of 20% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. A lot of that comes from just turning over the soil and letting stored CO2 escape into the atmosphere, but another, more potent gas is nitrous oxide. Laughing gas. Steven Hall, a professor of ecology at Iowa State University, discusses why nitrous oxide is no joke when it comes to climate change.