Lets face it climate change is humanitys greatest screw-up.
Weve known about it for almost a century.
The science is clear.
And yet, weve done nothing.
Its a f**king embarrassment.
Now, finally, global leaders are scrambling to clean up the mess.
In short, the world is heating up, and we are failing to cool it down.
HumansemittedmoreCO2into the atmosphere last year than ever before (uh…WTF?).
Understandably, leaders are scared shitless.
Which is pushing them to explore some pretty dumb, and outright dangerous, ideas.
One of their worst brainwaves is geoengineering AKA playing God with the Earths climate.
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Solar geoengineering is one of the more controversial of these solutions.
To put enough dust in theatmosphereto curb warming could require tens of thousands of high-altitude flights per year.
Simply put, solar geoengineering could be the equivalent of a climate change band-aid.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.
Others are taking a harder line.
Biermann is the leader of a group of renowned climate scientists calling for a non-use agreement on solar geoengineering.
In other words, aworldwide banon its development.
It will instead simply delay and derail current global climate policies, he said.
Solar geoengineering is no solution.
I couldnt agree more, professor.
As Einstein famously quipped: We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that created them.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
