James TempleMar 2, 2023
Scoop: Researchers launched a solar #geoengineering test flight in the UK last fall https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/01/1069283/researchers-launched-a-solar-geoengineering-test-flight-in-the-uk-last-fall/
Researchers launched a solar geoengineering test flight in the UK last fall

The experiment, largely designed to test equipment, took place despite deep concerns about the technology.

MIT Technology Review
Show threadNemoMar 2, 2023

@jtemple
A great disbeliever of geoengineering, I dislike even more people who pretend they can decide for others what questions are permissible.

I very much want it tested, trialled, assessed.

Show threadKhaldoonDev
@iinavpov @jtemple But what should be the test period? Let’s say we do test it for 5 years and all trails are a success. Global temps are down and we are no longer suffering the effects of global warming. However, 10-20 years down the line we discover that partially blocking the sun rays (however a minute amount) caused our planets to not grow and we have more viruses now (the sun is a pathogens killers). Isn’t this effect even worse than global warming? For me, I see a huge risk for unintended consequences. That’s just my opinion and I could be wrong.
Mar 2, 2023 at 10:31amWeb
Show threadNemoMar 2, 2023

@khaldoondev
That's just an argument for more tests. The alternative is that some idiot will do it at scale without control or knowledge just because.

See also startlink.
@jtemple