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Could injecting diamond dust into the atmosphere help cool the planet?

• h2odragon 2y ago
  Less Carbon, more carbon; the only thing we're really sure of is that it ain't right the way it is now.
• melling 2y ago
  Why such desperation? We’ve had 40 years to address the problem.
• dc396 2y ago
  "The model suggested that injecting 5 million tons of synthetic diamond dust into the atmosphere per year could cool the Earth by 1.6°C in 45 years. The downside, of course, would be the huge cost—approximately $200 trillion." 5 million tons per year for 45 years for $200 trillion to keep the earth temperature about the same as it is now? And do nothing for ocean acidification? Perhaps this was an attempt at satire?
• gus_massa 2y ago
  How toxic is it? It should be inert and cause no problems, but asbesto is also inert and very toxic.