Reducing air pollution has INCREASed global warming, research reveals
The big paradox: Reducing air pollution has INCREASED global warming because clean air does not contain aerosol particles that reflect sunlight and cool the Earth Pollution levels today are 30 percent lower than in 2000 However, this has led to increased warming from carbon emissions Scientists find there is less fog in the atmosphere to block out solar radiation They suggest using solar engineering to launch aerosol particles into the atmosphere in an effort to combat climate change By Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com Published: 4:56 p.m. EDT, 22 July 2022 | Updated: 5:51 p.m. EDT, 22 July 2022 Scientists have discovered a great paradox in nature – clean air increases global warming, while pollution keeps our planet cool. An international team of researchers determined current pollution levels are 30 percent lower than in 2000, but warming from carbon dioxide emissions has increased by up to 50 percent. Polluting pa...