德州農工大學的張人一帶領的研究團隊發現,亞洲的大氣污染在過去 30 年間已對西北太平洋的區域氣候造成強烈影響,中緯度氣旋的強度也可能因此增加。探討空氣污染與氣候變化之間的關聯可不是茶杯裡的風暴(編按:storm in a teacup 指小題大做),研究者強調,此刻科學家在制定氣候變化政策時,必須考慮亞洲污染問題對全球的影響。
近年全球對於氣候變遷的關注日益增加,各國紛紛宣布淨零排放(Net Zero Emissions)的目標,聯手應對氣候變遷所帶來的挑戰。淨零排放是指將全球人為排放的溫室氣體量和人為移除的量相抵銷後為零。而「碳捕存再利用技術(Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage,簡稱 CCUS)」技術被視為達成淨零重要的措施之一。
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