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It will keep the planet habitable and buy us time to solve the fundamental problems. We don’t have the technology or global political will to reverse or even sl
by parkingrift 4y ago
It will keep the planet habitable and buy us time to solve the fundamental problems. We don’t have the technology or global political will to reverse or even slow global warming. We’re not even close. We need more time.
Ignoring this reality will just guarantee our collapse. Geoengineering gives us a plausible way out.
The alternative is people continuing to clamor for global cooperation, a comically naive goal that has gained near to zero traction in 40 years.
- ncmncm 4y agoRenewables are radically cheaper than any other source of power, ever. Scrapping the old stuff and building out renewables is cheaper than keeping any of it. We don't need to achieve "global cooperation". We just need to each act in our own self interest, as quickly as we can. It is the only strategy that can work. It still might not work. But directing resources elsewhere makes it happen slower. Too slow is the same as failure.