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Polar 'geoengineering' projects won't protect environment against climate change, scientists warn (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/climate_lm@slrpnk.net
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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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[–] 5 points 1 year ago

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.

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    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.

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