An Open Letter to the IMO Supporting Maritime Transport that Cools the Atmosphere While Preserving Air Quality Benefits
Ron baiman,
R Baiman,
R Bishop
et al.
Abstract:We are in a global warming emergency that is being exacerbated by a rapid decline in anthropogenically caused atmospheric aerosol loading .Recently implemented (2015 and 2020) International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations on bunker-fuel sulfur oxide (SOx) are an important contributor to these reduced aerosol loadings and high sea surface temperatures (Hansen,
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