Interestingly sulfur dioxide has a net cooling effect on the atmosphere: https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9805/would-adding-sulfur-dioxide-to-th

Interestingly sulfur dioxide has a net cooling effect on the atmosphere: https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9805/would-adding-sulfur-dioxide-to-the-atmosphere-have-a-global-cooling-effect https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9805/would-... However this effect does not outweigh the health consequences of emitting this pollution, or the contribution it makes to acid rain and other serious problems.