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The potential geopolitical consequences are huge. The United States could unilaterally initiate such a project, but developing countries such as China would be
by Victerius 4y ago
The potential geopolitical consequences are huge. The United States could unilaterally initiate such a project, but developing countries such as China would be resolutely opposed. By dimming the planet, the U.S. would impose its own will on the rest of the world. The rest of the world, which includes nuclear powers hostile to the US, might be very, very angry. So that's something we would need to prepare for. Indeed, food-stressed countries like China and North Korea might view geoengineering as an existential threat to their societies.
- PaulHoule 4y agoIt could as easily be the other way around. The country that is most likely to do it is one that faces an existential threat from warming. The US is not that country, but Bangladesh may be and in fact Bangladesh is on the short list of countries most likely to do geoengineering. It is not fantastically expensive (say $2 B to develop a new airplane) and a country like that that faces mass casualty could either bankroll a project like that themselves or work together with other entities to make it happen. (say oil producers who have a lot of sulfur to get rid of)
- wmf 4y agoCheck out Neal Stephenon's novel Termination Shock.