Analysis: How low-sulphur shipping rules are affecting global warming
Analysis: How low-sulphur shipping rules are affecting global warming
www.carbonbrief.org Analysis: How low-sulphur shipping rules are affecting global warming - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief analyses the likely side-effects of regulations to reduce the sulphur content of marine fuels.
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The rapid phaseout of sulphur in marine fuels likely reduced global SO2 emissions from marine fuels by around 8.5MtSO2 per year, to around 2.5 MtSO2 per year. This represents an abrupt decline in global SO2 emissions of around 10% after 2020.
Given the strong cooling impact of SO2, a 10% reduction in emissions of SO2 will result in additional global warming.
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