Pollute Locally, Heat Globally
That smelly hog factory-farm or power plant down the road from your home might be doing more than offending your nasal passages and depressing neighborhood property values. A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds that short-lived, local pollution exerts greater-than-expected effects on the global climate.
It’s not just a little impact, either. The study says that, by 2050, projected growth in short-lived pollutants could be responsible for as much 20 percent of global warming.
