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Recommended podcast episode: Tau ceti podcast Solar Geoengineering https://podcruncher.co/play/4GTv https://podcruncher.co/play/4GTv

• raxxorraxor 5y ago
  I think there are really bad ideas out there. Putting sulfur aerosols into the atmosphere could remove rain from large swaths of the planet or concentrate it in other regions. There is currently no way to do it, but removing CO2 again seems vastly less invasive. Currently people work on regulating such endeavors as it would seriously be possible that some coked up Musk would spread such aerosols into the atmosphere.
  • dr_dshiv 5y ago
    This happens every time a volcano erupts. The main motivation for banning this tech is fear that it will reduce motivation for decarbonization. It is reversible. We should be testing the hell out of this technology so we can do it right when we do it. At present, there is no chance we will decarbonize in time.
  • Tepix 5y ago
    I think the podcast episode makes it very clear that it is no substitute for emitting less CO2 (and eventually removing CO2 from the atmosphere). This is merely a short-term band-aid. And, as was already mentioned, the process of putting sulfur aerosols is the same as the natural process of volcanic eruptions.