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Just a thought, but sun shield(s) could potentially affect Earth's climate, and not necessarily in a positive way.
by slipperymate 8y ago
Just a thought, but sun shield(s) could potentially affect Earth's climate, and not necessarily in a positive way.
- jandrese 8y agoThis is one of the more extreme proposals for dealing with Climate Change. Basically gigantic panels in orbit that block a percentage of the solar radiation. A similar idea is releasing a layer of very light but highly reflective dust into the upper atmosphere. There are a lot of far reaching consequences of these schemes, but they should be achievable with relatively near-term technology and are probably easier/cheaper than capturing carbon. A band-aid fix to a long term problem.