by Cleaner shipping emissions may have warmed the planet – but only a bit
Environment
The shipping industry has significantly reduced its sulphur emissions since 2020, and in doing so has inadvertently contributed slightly to global warming
Since 2020, sulphur emissions from container ships have fallen
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A drop in harmful sulphur emissions from global shipping is argued by some researchers to be a factor behind the record-breaking heat seen in 2023, particularly in the North Atlantic Ocean. While the drop has probably had only a very small warming effect on global average temperatures so far, it may have a more significant warming effect over coming decades.
To explain the unprecedented heat observed across much of the world in 2023, climate researchers point to two primary factors: the …
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