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Reduction in shipping pollution has increased global warming - Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An interesting case where trying to make positive change resulted in an unintended consequence

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ah yes, I remember this news from months ago.

TL;DR for peeps in a hurry: Dirty emissions from cheap fuel-oil were making/seeding extra clouds over the ocean, enough to reflect a measurable amount of incoming sunlight.

New cleaner fuels (or electric power?) = no more extra clouds = slight uptick in global temp. Oopsie whoopsie.

[–] Maddier1993 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Warming isn't the only thing to worry about. Pollution needs to be reined in too. So does it really matter that global temps increased in the short term? Dirty emissions contribute to long term global warming. So it's better to curb them at the source than to bet on dodgy carbon capture promises.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Yes, I agree -- the dirty emissions were prob causing acid rain or other serious problems that needed to be addressed anyway.

Absolutely wasn't trying to dunk on cleaner tech or climate change, sorry if it seemed like it. Leftie enviro-hippie doesn't even begin to fully describe me fam, lol. We're on the same team.