cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/37046064
Still, Erisman warns against focusing only on “green” production. “We mainly see ammonia as a climate-friendly fuel for ships, as it does not produce CO₂ emissions,” he says. “But during use, ammonia can leak into soil, water, or air, and burning it releases nitrous oxide and nitrogen oxides.”
Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas, while nitrogen oxides contribute to air pollution, such as ozone and fine particles. Through rainfall, nitrogen oxides end up in seas and oceans, causing over-fertilization, which is another threat to biodiversity
NOX has a CO2e impact of 275x or thereabouts from memory. Atmospheric concentrations have been increasing alarmingly, see this chart, selects N2O from the drop down list
Idk seems like a win win, fertilize the oceans with NOx, maybe throw in some iron, and then massively pull carbon from the atmosphere through algae blooms. Someone do the math.
Algae blooms tend to cause massive ocean die offs.
What they need to do is capture all that nitrous oxide because well fucking need it as we’re starving/burning/drowning.
