stephen judkinsApr 25, 2023

Completely baffled by the fact that the discourse on geoengineering is so limited, and the little that there is if so astonishingly low quality: mostly flimsily reverse-engineered rationalizations for deep feelings of disgust, political questions about "moral hazard" masquerading as science, and obvious resistance to alternative decarbonization strategies.

That said, while this piece isn't perfect I think it's pretty good
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-control-of-nature/a-heat-shield-for-the-most-important-ice-on-earth

Show threadNumber One Shoup FanApr 26, 2023
@stephenjudkins Great article. I wish the writer had dug more into the the observation from Pungoyiwi. Who is the "we" here? What groups can give consent to this work? Is the democratically elected body enough? I don't know the details of this community so I don't know, but it's a knotty problem.
Show threadNumber One Shoup FanApr 26, 2023
@stephenjudkins I think the "magic" that will get geoengineering going is someone convincing some nation that their plan is worth it.
Show threadstephen judkinsApr 26, 2023
@OneShoup it's the "free rider problem". Its cost rounds down to free so the first one to decide it's worth it to do it is going to have to be actively stopped, and that country is likely to be in a dire position already...
Show threadNumber One Shoup Fan
@stephenjudkins Someday someone will come up with a proposal to lower the average summer temperature of Riyadh by 1ºC and it will happen.
Apr 26, 2023 at 4:42amWeb