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Then we had better start studying the consequences at small scale, no? Oops, that's been banned. (Perhaps that's an unintended consequence of moralizing science
by dr_dshiv 5y ago
Then we had better start studying the consequences at small scale, no? Oops, that's been banned. (Perhaps that's an unintended consequence of moralizing science?)
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoHow has it been banned?
- dr_dshiv 5y agohttps://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i45/Countries-Agree-Ban-Geoengineering.html https://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i45/Countries-Agree-Ban-Geoe...
- ncmncm 5y agoLuckily the US is not bound by the decision. Unluckily, many in the US think that disastrous measures like blocking sunlight are peachy ideas. But the US could unilaterally adopt an olivine-based program, beneficially, and demonstrate its effectiveness; then countries who have signed that thing could join in. It might need adjustments, such as enriching calcium to replace what the carbon takes down with it, but you learn as you go.