<p>The short answer is that using atmospheric nitrogen as a feedstock for industrial processes doesn't really affect the climate per se. It does mess with the environment (primarily through deposition of nitrogen fertiliser) but this is a separate issue. </p>

<p>The problem from a climate point of view, is that the process is virtually certain to emit a lot of greenhouse gasses (primarily CO2 from fossil fuel powered machinery)</p>

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<p>I read in Wikipedia that, "Natural Nitrogen, Dinitrogen forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere. Dinitrogen is the most abundant uncombined element in the atmosphere."</p>

<p>Do man-made machines destroy the natural Nitrogen, the extremely strong triple bond in elemental nitrogen (N≡N), turning natural Nitrogen into other compounds, molecules?  </p>

<p>Does man-made fractional distillation, Nitrogen gas generators, and membranes take natural Nitrogen out of the atmosphere or ionosphere, causing global warming?</p>

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Do man-made machines take natural Nitrogen out of the atmosphere and in turn cause global warming?
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# Do man-made machines take natural Nitrogen out of the atmosphere and in turn cause global warming?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-25)

I read in Wikipedia that, "Natural Nitrogen, Dinitrogen forms about 78% of Earth's atmosphere. Dinitrogen is the most abundant uncombined element in the atmosphere."

Do man-made machines destroy the natural Nitrogen, the extremely strong triple bond in elemental nitrogen (N≡N), turning natural Nitrogen into other compounds, molecules?

Does man-made fractional distillation, Nitrogen gas generators, and membranes take natural Nitrogen out of the atmosphere or ionosphere, causing global warming?

**Tags:** atmosphere, climate-change


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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-05. Score: 2

The short answer is that using atmospheric nitrogen as a feedstock for industrial processes doesn't really affect the climate per se. It does mess with the environment (primarily through deposition of nitrogen fertiliser) but this is a separate issue.

The problem from a climate point of view, is that the process is virtually certain to emit a lot of greenhouse gasses (primarily CO2 from fossil fuel powered machinery)


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