It’s not worse than the original problem. SO2 emissions from shipping are a huge problem for human health, and are very damaging to aquatic and coastal ecosystems.
The potential heating effect from reducing atmospheric aerosols was predictable and was a foreseen consequence of this regulation that was considered at the time.
But it’s important to remember that this is a “one time bump” to global heating, not cumulative like GHG emissions. In the overall context of global heating it’s pretty insignificant in the longer term.
The potential heating effect from reducing atmospheric aerosols was predictable and was a foreseen consequence of this regulation that was considered at the time.
But it’s important to remember that this is a “one time bump” to global heating, not cumulative like GHG emissions. In the overall context of global heating it’s pretty insignificant in the longer term.