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Unintended warming: How reduced ship [sulfate aerosol] emissions may accelerate climate change(cpo.noaa.gov)

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thefluffiest@feddit.nl
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No, these emissions masked climate change. Reducing them didn’t accelerate it, the warming effect was already there.

It’s headlines like this that subtly mislead people

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That sounds analogous to the withdrawal effect which addicts suffer when stopping drugs.

Quickly reducing pollution reduces the short-lived masking effect, which makes things temporarily worse when the pollution stops. It’s still worth it and the best option long term.

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