3 ms·
The problem with engineering the planet is that you would presumably have to have every country on-board for it to be effective (or at least the big ones). Whic
by overgard 12y ago
The problem with engineering the planet is that you would presumably have to have every country on-board for it to be effective (or at least the big ones). Which would imply that either the engineered solution is so obvious to everyone involved that any opposition would be considered a fringe minority, or you have some sort of united world government that has the power to enforce that kind of change. Neither of those seems super likely though, at least in the near future.
- rhino369 12y agoI think the exact opposite is true. In order to make real climate change progress we'll have to have a all the major nations on board for real cuts to C02 usage. That includes telling China, India, and Brazil that they must use a fraction of the C0/2 per capita that western nations use. On the other hand, a single rouge nation could engage in geoengineering. Some even claim a rouge billionaire could do it.
- fulafel 12y agoWe've already done this with free trade agreements, human rights, etc. A strong consensus is enough, rest can be done with such and carrot diplomatically (aid, sanctions).