On Oct 17, 2023, at 1:55 PM, Ron Baiman <rpba...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Thanks Ron, for producing this very important letter.
I have put in some suggestions, and comments in square brackets [].
Clive
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"During this time large swathes of coral reefs have been lost in the Caribbean, for example, and there have been major floods. Phytoplankton produce dimethyl sulfide (DMS), which oxidizes in the air to form sulfur-dioxide anyway. This further oxidizes to sulfuric acid aerosol, a hygroscopic aerosol that helps cloud formation." Thanks!
Ron
Open Letter Supporting Research on Urgent Bunker Fuel Partial Relaxation and/or Inclusion of Benign Tropospheric Aerosols in Current and Future Non and Net-Zero Emitting Maritime Fuel Alternatives
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Good point about business losses Veli, which makes me think it's more likely that the IMO would prefer other more benign aerosols to be emitted from ships flues, than reinstating bunker fuels. But it's still a good idea to raise the issue with them. I don't see how allowing ships to switch off their sulphur scrubbers in the high seas would offend too many people.
Adoption of heat pumps by the UK would make negligible difference to climate change. Better for us to work on how to cool the climate by increasing cloud albedo, and removing atmospheric methane and other short-lived climate forcers.
Clive
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Subject: Re: Final call for edits to Bunker Fuel Regulation Partial Relaxation and/or Benign Aerosol Injection Letter
The difficulty in bunker fuel decision is same as HS2, investing for expensive equipments, then cancelling the plans make businesses huge losses. Those who now sail at clean fuels are at considerable disadvantage if there is relaxation of rules. Furthermore, international agreements are very difficult to put together, undoing them also undoes interest in climate change emissions mitigation. Rishi Sunak has already played upon fire for oil businesses, UK's climate credentials are in doubt and this is further complicated by many nations who have been for years raising concerns of Israel's expulsions of Palestinians from the West Bank as it has settled several hundred thousands of people that belong technically to Jordan but are under Palestinian authority on occupied lands. I do not think it is good idea to talk about bunker fuels but get the heat pumps installed urgently in the UK like UK's National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) recommends: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67134404
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