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What would you have the world do that's not currently being done which is both economically and politically viable? Spray aerosols in the atmosphere?
by goatlover 2y ago
What would you have the world do that's not currently being done which is both economically and politically viable? Spray aerosols in the atmosphere?
- gravescale 2y agoI think the question about that kind of geoengineering is really going to be a "who cracks first and just goes for it". My guess is it'll either be India, suffering under heatwaves incompatible with human life, or China beating the sea back from some of its biggest cities. No Western country will be able to have the political ability to do anything like that as a first mover, though I imagine they'll eventually quietly be on the bandwagon if it works, if for no other reason than it would allow more carbon emissions, which are going to be highly correlated with economic growth for quite some time to come. Whether or not it's actually a good idea, I guess we'll find out in a few decades.