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Once We Start Geoengineering, We Won't Be Able to Stop
- nicodjimenez 8y agoThis is a stupid article. Clickbait without a real point to make. No argument why geo-engineering is inherently bad or unsustainable. In the future of course geo-engineering will happen. Moving to renewables is already micro-geo-engineering. There will be a lot of geo-engineering in the future. Some bad. But mostly good.
- sanxiyn 8y agoThe article concludes: It also reinforces reality that the only way to reliably make our climate safe for wildlife and humans alike is to start rapidly reducing carbon emissions. And we better get started soon. I agree that addressing carbon (cause) is better than addressing temperature (symptom). But the conclusion as stated is incorrect, because what needs reduction is net carbon emission, not carbon emission. Rapidly increasing carbon capture is equivalent to rapidly reducing carbon emission. For an example of geoengineering addressing carbon instead of temperature, see https://projectvesta.org/ https://projectvesta.org/
- snowwrestler 8y agoWell we already started, so I guess here we go...
- millstone 8y ago> what happens if policymakers suddenly decide to shut geoengineering down Why would anyone propose that? Sulfate aerosols injection would be tapered unless they had extremely serious and unanticipated side effects.