Mike Berners-Lee Quotes
Whereas CO2 Is The Dominant Greenhouse Gas Overall, It Accounts For Only 11 Percent Of Agricultural Emissions.2 The Rest Is Nitrous Oxide (53 Percent) And Methane (36 Percent). Nitrous Oxide Is 296 Times More Potent Per Pound Than CO2 As A Climate-change Gas, And On Farms It Results Mainly From The Use Of Fertilizer But Also From Cattle Pee, Especially If There Is Excessive Protein In Their Diet, And From The Burning Of Biomass And Fuel.3 Methane, Which Is 25 Times More Potent Than CO2, Is Mainly Emitted By Cows And Sheep When They Belch. Some Is Also Emitted From Silage. The CO2 Comes From Machinery But Also From The Heating Of Greenhouses To Grow Crops Out Of Season Or In Countries That Just Don't Have The Right Climate.
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