Particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and other harmful materials from fossil fuel ...

In this way, they have a cooling effect on the planet – quite the opposite of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Overall, the efforts to cut down on sulfur emissions have been ...

Cleaner air's impact requires a steeper reduction in human-emitted methane to meet global targets. A new study reveals that ...

By Claire Asher For many years, the North Atlantic Ocean warmed more slowly than other parts of the world. In 2023, that changed — dramatically. Over the last year and a half, North Atlantic sea ...

The drive to banish pollution, caused mainly by sulfur dioxide ... a greater effect on temperatures in some industrial Chinese cities over the last decade than the warming from greenhouse gases ...

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is a greenhouse gas. This means that it causes an effect like the glass in a greenhouse, trapping heat and warming up the inside. This effect is important: without the CO 2 that ...