The aerosol masking effect is a real thing, and a reduction in aerosols (mostly due to burning less coal) is probably responsible for some of the very rapid warming we've seen recently. The important thing to keep in mind, though, is that it is the aerosol masking effect: it was hiding some of the warming that was already baked into the system. Cutting this stuff will result in less warming in the long run, and anything we're seeing as a result of aerosols precipitating out was already there and inevitable. We're just seeing something that was hidden before. It's like someone with the flu stopping Tylenol and blaming the Tylenol for the fever.

[–] Sebrof@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Well put! It's so frustrating how they take a sort-of-truth and strip it of context to paint a picture of China being so nefarious and ebil. It's now their fault for showing us all how much worse it was the whole time!

Non-falsifiable orthodoxy and yadda yadda. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.