Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast.
The Biden administration is developing a controversial solar geoengineering research plan to the dismay of many experts.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/25/can-controversial-geoengineering-fix-climate-crisis
@climatenews This article has been on my mind for a few days now:
A group of ~370 scientists call for the abolition of research into solar geoengeneering to mitigate climate change. They have two main arguments: the moral hazard of mitigating carbon, and the unknown and unfairly-distributed side effects.
To me this is kind of nuts. You don’t worry about the moral hazard of the fire department when your house is burning. And the oil industry is not exactly open to moral persuasion, anyway.
As for unknown effects, that’s part of the point of the research. And if anything will have unfairly-distributed side effects, it’s climate change itself.
