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those who believe we will hit a discontinuous tipping point are precisely those who should be advocating for geoengineering now, despite its unknowns and downsi

• matthewdgreen 3y ago
  I don't know if they should be advocating for geoengineering now, but we should definitely start getting used to the idea that we might need it very soon. That means a huge acceleration of research to test the techniques we have, and make sure they don't have unintended consequences (like accidentally destroying the ozone layer.) > yet the voices to do so are curiously absent It's easy to think this if you're not paying attention: the issue is very controversial and many people oppose it But a number of scientists signed onto a letter calling for additional research into this [1], and Congress and the White House OSTP are also pushing to speed up and increase research funding [2]. Of course, this kind of research could go away in a single election. [1] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022023/solar-radiation-management-global-warming/ https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022023/solar-radiation-... [2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/06/30/congressionally-mandated-report-on-solar-radiation-modification/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/06/30/cong...
  • aCoreyJ 3y ago
    The biggest thing about this sulfur realization is that it's a massive experiment we have been accidentally running on its effectiveness and the side effects caused by it... And now without it. Makes it a lot easier to validate your solution and be more sure of side effects