Polar 'geoengineering' won't fix climate warming, study finds
www.abc.net.au
Proposed "geoengineering" projects designed to reduce the impacts of global warming in polar regions would be ineffective, extremely costly and environmentally dangerous, researchers have warned.

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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  • dillekant@slrpnk.net
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    8 months 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.