Cleaning up ship emissions may cause faster global warming: Study

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The reduction of sulfur dioxide from ships, intended to improve air quality, may have a hidden cost, i.e. accelerated global warming.

Recent research suggests that a sharp drop in sulfur dioxide emissions from ships since 2020, while beneficial for air quality, may be contributing to accelerated global warming.

Now, Yuan’s study, based on satellite observations and mathematical models, estimated a larger warming effect than some earlier studies. While rising greenhouse gas concentrations and El Niño conditions are the primary drivers, there has been an unexplained gap in the warming trend.

 

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