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> What could possibly go wrong? As the water level rises we're gonna need to lose some of the cynicism around geo-engineering. Unless you're convinced that so

> What could possibly go wrong? As the water level rises we're gonna need to lose some of the cynicism around geo-engineering. Unless you're convinced that society will somehow value the stability of our climate over economics? I feel like there's more evidence (given our snail-like progress over the past few decades) to demonstrate that's a not gonna work out compared to attempting _some_ form of geo-engineering.

aphextim 7y ago
I'm all for Geo-engineering if it is done in the right way to further benefit all of society and the planet. Sadly as humans we have never all come together for the benefit of the planet yet, and I am doubtful we will in the near future. My fear is that once people figure out how to Geo-engineer things with fine tuned results that it will eventually be used as a weapon. Imagine if you could turn up the temperature of an area to create a drought? Or flood/freeze out an area? This could be done covertly as it would be hard to identify the exact cause if done under the 'radar'. No bomb shells or traces left behind to place blame. I'll pass on homo-sapiens ego presuming they are smarter than the planet and can fix any problem using technology and our brains. Maybe for the first time in History we may be smart enough to mitigate the potential ill effects of the climate cycle, however this planet was here long before humans and will probably be here long after. There was a joke once, about human's being the planets Herpes, which seems to be a good metaphor for our existence on this rock.
- aphextim 7y ago
  Technically you cannot use weather modification as a weapon but when has the rule of law stopped crazy people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Modification_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Modification_Con... To restate I am all for being able to help the planet, mitigate our impact using new greener technologies and changing our habits, however this needed to be done a long time ago and trying to fix our current problems with the band-aide of Geo-engineering I personally believe is a futile effort.
billars 7y ago
I think we as industry and society know nothing about geo-engineering, am I wrong? if yes doesn't this create big changes of failing and create more damage? If no can we point on geo-engineering to substain what we are doing wrong in terms of waste production and environment destruction?

aphextim 7y ago

I'm all for Geo-engineering if it is done in the right way to further benefit all of society and the planet. Sadly as humans we have never all come together for the benefit of the planet yet, and I am doubtful we will in the near future. My fear is that once people figure out how to Geo-engineer things with fine tuned results that it will eventually be used as a weapon. Imagine if you could turn up the temperature of an area to create a drought? Or flood/freeze out an area? This could be done covertly as it would be hard to identify the exact cause if done under the 'radar'. No bomb shells or traces left behind to place blame. I'll pass on homo-sapiens ego presuming they are smarter than the planet and can fix any problem using technology and our brains. Maybe for the first time in History we may be smart enough to mitigate the potential ill effects of the climate cycle, however this planet was here long before humans and will probably be here long after. There was a joke once, about human's being the planets Herpes, which seems to be a good metaphor for our existence on this rock.

aphextim 7y ago
Technically you cannot use weather modification as a weapon but when has the rule of law stopped crazy people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Modification_Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Modification_Con... To restate I am all for being able to help the planet, mitigate our impact using new greener technologies and changing our habits, however this needed to be done a long time ago and trying to fix our current problems with the band-aide of Geo-engineering I personally believe is a futile effort.

billars 7y ago

I think we as industry and society know nothing about geo-engineering, am I wrong? if yes doesn't this create big changes of failing and create more damage? If no can we point on geo-engineering to substain what we are doing wrong in terms of waste production and environment destruction?