I will continue to shill https://makesunsets.com
I live in Australia and think of the cane toads being introduced to eat the cane beetle. In this can I worry we overdo it and cause an ice age.
We merely trade one risk for another, there is never a silver bullet. Most climate skeptics are happy to take the risk that the models aren’t accurate or the scientists doom predictions don’t occur. I think there’s a chance the models are wrong but I’d prefer to take the pain/risk of trying to reduce the potential for a problem before it’s too late.
Oil and gas companies would probably come to mind. If we apply quick fixes, you can be sure O&G will be lobbying hard not to do anything to restrict their operations.
I’m guessing you still use products made from fossil fuels: would you say that you are avoiding the problem? Or would you say you a just being pragmatic? It’s easy to point fingers but unless you are living in a hut in the woods you will still be contributing to GHG.
* They knew about climate change a long time ago, yet decided to use tobacco industry playbook rather than try to be part of the solution.
* They obfuscated plastic recycling on purpose (do you know the difference between PET-1 and PET-2, why does the plastic type symbol look exactly like the universal symbol for recycling?)
* Even more recently, they branded the term 'clean coal' and had different media outlets and politicians parrot it around.
* Established fake grassroots movements to make it look like people support whatever shit they do.
These and many other violations are discussed in the excellent YouTube channel Climate Town.
If we do quick fixes, O&G will absolutely use the opportunity to keep pushing their garbage and hinder other progress.
I don't think there is much scientific evidence it is safe to do and the last people I would want engaging in geo engineering would be a VC funded startup.
*edit: The downvotes are fair for the level of snark. Still, as I cannot judge the validity of the approach, shouldn't I be skeptical when there is an inclination to change more than necessary?
At least for me, the page keeps scrolling for a short moment, unlike other pages like HN. It's tasteful, but unnecessary.
No you should not. This is not a website where they present a new web framework that respects your browser.