Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday.

World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says
N2O emissions are driven primarily by agricultural fertilizer and manure

US targets nitrous oxide in new phase of climate strategy
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would seek to curb U.S. emissions of powerful industrial greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide as it enters a new phase in the national strategy to fight climate change under the Paris agreement.