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Environment & Energy

Think. Again.

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1. We need to be sure...

Reply to OKIsItJustMe (Original post)

Thu Aug 17, 2023, 08:08 PM

Aug 2023

...that ANY geo-engineering method we do consider will be instantly reversible if (when) the unexpected consequences of our effort become worse than the original problem we are trying to solve.

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Could artificially dimming the sun prevent ice melt? (Spoiler: Not without cutting emissions) [View all] OKIsItJustMe Aug 2023 OP

We need to be sure... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #1

"Instantly Reversible!?" OKIsItJustMe Aug 2023 #2

I think we agree on this... Think. Again. Aug 2023 #3