Analysis of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O) emitted from rice paddies

The three major greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change are carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Emissions of carbon dioxide are the largest source, followed by methane. The global warming potential (GWP) of methane is more than 20 times that of carbon dioxide, and countermeasures to mitigate it are necessary. At the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties  (COP26), more than 100 countries and regions launched their participation in the Global Methane Pledge to reduce global methane emissions by 30% from fiscal 2020 levels by 2030. It is said that the world's largest source of methane emissions comes from livestock, but in Japan, the largest source of methane is rice paddy cultivation.