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An interesting impact of an immediate stop of fossil fuel emissions is a rapid temperature increase over a few years due to an unmasking impact. i.e. the aeroso
by roter 3y ago
An interesting impact of an immediate stop of fossil fuel emissions is a rapid temperature increase over a few years due to an unmasking impact. i.e. the aerosols that are continually being produced due to fossil fuel burning drop out within days, weeks, months, increasing the solar radiation reaching the surface [0,1].
[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01372-y https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01372-y (paywall)
[1] https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/188408/6/Dvorak_Armouretal_revised_wtables_accepted.pdf https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/188408/6/Dvorak_Armouretal_r... (pdf pre-print)
- Filligree 3y ago> An interesting impact of an immediate stop of fossil fuel emissions is a rapid temperature increase over a few years due to an unmasking impact. i.e. the aerosols that are continually being produced due to fossil fuel burning drop out within days, weeks, months, increasing the solar radiation reaching the surface [0,1]. Well, what if we did so and also start spraying sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere?