Nitrogen Pollution and the European Environment

Nitrogen pollution�s wide-ranging impacts include contributions to global warming, acid rain and eutrophication. Scientists have suggested that societal capture of atmospheric nitrogen needs to be reduced to around a quarter of its current volume If we are to avoid crossing a �deleterious or even catastrophic� planetary boundary� (Rockström et al., 2009b).
To achieve this, EU Member States, who collectively emit more than the global average, would need to make an even greater cut in emissions.