Wouldn't be great if we could switch Asia from coal to natural gas
(methane) and cool the arctic in the process?
I never thought that I would be saying this but in a worse case
scenario the deployment of white plastic sheeting could be utilized
over
permafrost regions if it was determined that a potential methane out
gassing reached a yet-to-be-determined critical thermal state. The
white plastic
sheeting would not only provide an emergency albedo effect to enhance
snow and ice cover but it could also temporarily trap the methane
underneath.
The methane could be captured or "funneled" for storage. Between the
oil consumption used in the plastic sheeting and the idea of capturing
natural
gas, who would have ever thought that the petroleum industry might
become the next powerful ally in the fight against climate change?
Brennan
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