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We need to SERIOUSLY start considering geo-engineering and artificial methods of cooling the planet. Most people laughed when Andrew Yang brought up space mirro
by WhompingWindows 7y ago
We need to SERIOUSLY start considering geo-engineering and artificial methods of cooling the planet. Most people laughed when Andrew Yang brought up space mirrors, but seriously, this is a WAY better option than mowing down streams of migrants. We need to cool this planet with technological solutions, as well as with MASSIVE carbon sequestration by farmers. It's clear our energy transition is going FAR too slowly, so we have to work on the other side of the coin if we have any chance of keep civilization alive.
- ianleeclark 7y ago> We need to SERIOUSLY start considering geo-engineering and artificial methods of cooling the planet. We can't even collectively decide to stop taking the stuff out of the ground that ought to stay there. How are these fanciful ideas more politically viable?
- kazagistar 7y agoThey are more viable politically be cause they are further away, so you can pretend to support them while doing nothing, and use them as a magical excuse for burning yet more fossil fuels. I'm still convinced that Musk's Boring Company is just a similar ploy to prevent investment in much needed mass transit to keep car sales up.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoWe have been engaged in a massive geoengineering experiment over the last century which involves putting out massive amounts of CO2. Even after decades of research the impacts of it are disputed and there is no will to make serious adjustments. I doubt we could set up a cooling effort in a way on the necessary scale where we understand the consequences and are willing to pay for it.