China's emissions policies are helping climate change but also creating a new problem

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/58907690

In the atmosphere, sulfur dioxide forms sulfate aerosols, tiny particles that reflect incoming solar radiation back into space, leading to a cooling influence on the plane

The combined aerosol radiative forcing is thought to have offset approximately one-third of global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions. However, as emissions fall, fewer sulfate aerosols form, meaning less sunlight is reflected and more solar radiation reaches Earth's surface, contributing to global warming.