cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/27950082
Some scientists and engineers have proposed novel technological “fixes” to mitigate the impacts of climate change — including giant, floating sea curtains to prevent warm water reaching ice shelves.
But a new report by international researchers warns massive geoengineering concepts could cause environmental harm and cost billions of dollars.
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You know, we could get a spaceship and go to another planet to get a giant brick of ice and just drop it into the ocean every now and then, thus solving the global warming crisis forever.
Sadly, politicians just want the hot potato issue off their table so they can claim stability, and this is a way to do that without causing too much disruption.