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I think it's at least a 100 as the carbon rises through the atmosphere? So we've locked in warming until the 2100's at least. My optimistic side says that tech
by jvm___ 3y ago
I think it's at least a 100 as the carbon rises through the atmosphere? So we've locked in warming until the 2100's at least.
My optimistic side says that technology will fix it (AI
& superconductors?) and we'll look back on this like we look back at kids doing nuclear war drills in elementary school during the cold war.
- orwin 3y agoIt takes 20 years for Co2 concentration at the required altitude to equalize with what's emitted at ground level, and the half life of Co2 is more than a thousand years.
- busyant 3y ago> AI & superconductors? I have a feeling that there will be some massive humanitarian crisis--mass migration due to floods maybe. Then some nation(s) will roll the dice and go for the quick 'fix' of tossing reflective 'glitter' into the atmosphere.
- jvm___ 3y agoOr Elon will put up a ginormous film screen and we'll sunshade the Earth?
- wongarsu 3y agoMy money would be on China unilaterally putting a giant ultra thin foil in geosynchronous orbit over parts of their country. Everyone will act outraged, but as positive results for nature and agriculture roll in everyone will rush to copy them.
- jvm___ 3y agoThe "what will happen if..." modelling for that will be interesting...
- busyant 3y ago> a giant ultra thin foil in geosynchronous orbit I'm going to reveal my ignorance, but is this a genuine idea that has been floated by researchers/engineers?
- wongarsu 3y agoYeah, if we could block something like 2% of solar radiation that would counteract global warming for now. The usual suggestions are to put the foil in low earth orbit or the L1 point, but geosynchronous might be easier politically https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_sunshade https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_sunshade
- mnd999 3y agoWasn’t that Mr Burns?