silence7Aug 1, 2024

This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth

https://slrpnk.net/post/11960620

This Scientist Wants to Block the Sun to Cool the Earth - SLRPNK

In addition to actual reporting, the NYT creates newslike ads for the fossil fuels industry. This results in disproportionate attention on high-risk approaches that involve anything other than phasing out fossil fuel use.

Show threadHEXN3TAug 1, 2024

I have a great idea on how to block the sun!

They’re called trees.

Show threadsilence7Aug 1, 2024
Oh they help, but at scale, they help by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. You just can’t actually increase the forested area by enough to fully offset the damage we’re doing
How much would planting 1 trillion trees slow global warming?

This post has been incorporated into the new rebuttal to the myth 'Planting a trillion trees will solve global warming' with the short URL sks.to/trees

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Show threadHEXN3TAug 1, 2024
We should focus on planting trees in downtown areas with sprawling pavement acting as giant radiators.
Show threadsilence7
That’s a completely reasonable adaptation measure.
Aug 1, 2024 at 5:36pmWeb