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Frankly, the self reinforcing methane loops we have already triggered make emissions almost irrelevant at this point. If we want a planet compatible with human
by K0balt 2mo ago
Frankly, the self reinforcing methane loops we have already triggered make emissions almost irrelevant at this point. If we want a planet compatible with human prosperity, we have no choice but to do planetary scale geoengineering; albedo management and metascale carbon capture are really the only options at this point. We crossed the rubicon a few years ago and even stopping emissions altogether tomorrow won’t stop the avalanche at this point. It would buy us a few decades, at best.
- inigyou 2mo agoWhat's your evidence we hit the methane runaway tipping point?
- K0balt 2mo agoI think it’s fairly speculative, but I used to hang out with scientists from the UAF geophysical institute, I still keep in touch. They seem to believe it is the case. some of them have told me that if they were to publish it would be career suicide, and one is actually afraid to talk about it except when he’s drunk. I figure if those guys, at least as smart as I am and way, way better informed, think it’s probable then I should consider it a significant possibility. I really hope they are all full of shit lol.