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by jeromeflipo 3904 days ago
"It's not even a climate change problem, it's a health problem": NOx being extremely dangerous for humans doesn't make it less of a problem for global warming.

Nitrous Oxide (N2O) has a Global Warming Potential 265-298 times that of CO2 for a 100-year timescale. N2O emitted today remains in the atmosphere for more than 100 years, on average. [0]

[0] http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/gases/n2o.htm...