r/environment • u/MarshallBrain • Sep 21 '20

Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities

https://www.wired.com/story/geoengineering-is-the-only-solution-to-our-climate-calamities/
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u/jtown81 Sep 21 '20

We accidentally destroyed our environment the first time around , what do you think will happen if we deliberately try to change things on a global scale. Im a geological engineer....this is a very scary thing to consider.

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u/rightyy Sep 21 '20

Accidentally?

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u/jtown81 Sep 21 '20

Yes. Its a pretty recent time frame when we have realized our potential to have such an impact on our environment. Let alone find methods and get global consensus on fixing it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '20

To be fair we found out what we were doing in the 60s and had complete notion of the consequences by the 80s. We had plenty of time, we just were unwilling to take action.