Problem As everyone knows, we are currently facing a challenge that is called climate change. The leading cause of the rising temperature is carbon dioxide, also known as CO2. One can find this substance in only 0.04% of our air, but the effects on our climate are drastic. There are more gases responsible for the climate crisis, such as methane, but CO2 is the most important one to focus on. If one adds up all greenhouse gas emissions in Germany, 88% of them are CO2 emissions. Because Germany has reduced the number of coal-fired power plants, the amount of CO2 has also steadily declined over the past few years. Nevertheless, it is still the main cause of 35% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Right after this sector, agriculture, forestry, and other land use are responsible for the climate crisis with 24%. Over two-thirds of these are caused by the livestock sector. The following substances are released during agricultural processes: N2O = nitrous oxide; CO2= carbon dioxide; CH4= methane (CarbonCloud, 2019) 18
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