The Problem With Geoengineering

[rangerrebew]

The Problem With Geoengineering

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I join forces with ‪@ClimateAdam‬ to look at silver bullet geoengineering solutions to climate change. Specifically, we look at how silver bullet geoengineering ideas can be appealing in theory, but in practice they often have a lot of ethical, economic, and social drawbacks. We dive deep into two geoengineering practices that some are touting as climate saviors: Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage and Solar Radiation Management (specifically Stratospheric Aerosol Injection). Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage is a very appealing geoengineering technology but it requires massive amounts of land if it is scaled up. Stratospheric Aerosol Injection essentially dims the sun and there are many climate-related drawbacks as well as political ramifications that could arise if we use aerosol injections as a way to stave off the worst of climate change. Essentially these geoengineering silver bullet propositions are in many ways an excuse for us to continue business as usual instead of digging in and actually reducing emissions.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-problem-with-geoengineering/vi-AA1xmVdB?ocid=widgetonlockscreen&cvid=68d7c71bd44d47a08f5a42560977fd8c&ei=117

[Smokin Joe]

The problem I see is that it is like getting an injection.

If it goes wrong, you can't take it back.

All you can do is try to keep the patient alive until it wears off.

Who wants to take that chance with a whole planet?--especially one that has been warmer in the not-so-distant (geologically speaking) past.

[Free Vulcan]

We simply are not at a point of scientific knowledge where we can geoengineer or terraform with solid and certain results that we can control.

And they know it, and they don't care.

[Cyber Liberty]

We simply are not at a point of scientific knowledge where we can geoengineer or terraform with solid and certain results that we can control.

And they know it, and they don't care.

The stakes are too high.  One mistake and millions could die.  I don't like it when one my kittens die....

[GtHawk]

The problem I see is that it is like getting an injection.

If it goes wrong, you can't take it back.

All you can do is try to keep the patient alive until it wears off.

Who wants to take that chance with a whole planet?--especially one that has been warmer in the not-so-distant (geologically speaking) past.

The way I see it is that these people really don’t know what they are doing and every action they want to take is the result of a WAG.