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Why should we accept that the planet is our playground, that we are supposed to "engineer" our way out of a problem our "engineering" created?
by asymmetric 10y ago
Why should we accept that the planet is our playground, that we are supposed to "engineer" our way out of a problem our "engineering" created?
- drabiega 10y agoPersonally I think it'd be better if we all adjusted our lifestyles to reduce our affect on the planet, but I just don't expect that to happen. Geo-engineering seems like a worse solution which is far more feasible to actually get done.
- asymmetric 10y agoGeoengineering is such a dangerous (both morally and in terms of its possible consequences) approach that it shouldn't seriously be considered as an option. Cfr. [1] for its possible consequences in Asia and Africa: Both tropical and Arctic SO2 injection would disrupt the Asian and African summer monsoons, reducing precipitation to the food supply for billions of people. These regional climate anomalies are but one of many reasons that argue against the implementation of this kind of geoengineering. [1]: http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/GeoengineeringJGR9inPress.pdf http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/GeoengineeringJGR9inPr...
- drabiega 10y agoWorse than doing nothing? I simply don't believe we'll get enough people to change their lifestyle, so nothing or Geoengineering are the only options.
- AlgorithmicTime 10y agoBecause engineering our way out is literally the only option. No one is going back to pre-industrial life if they can help it.