Sorry, forgot to add the link! Here it is https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-54486-7_24
On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 4:00 AM Geoeng Info <[email protected]> wrote: > *Excuse Us, While We Fix the Sky: WEIRD Supermen and Climate Intervention* > > James Rodger Fleming > > *Abstract* > As alarm over global warming spreads, a radical idea is taking hold. An > emerging breed of so-called climate engineers is promoting invasive > techniques to cool the planet through albedo modification and so-called > “negative carbon emissions” will be necessary. Shoot sulphates or > reflective nanoparticles into the upper atmosphere, turning the blue sky > milky white. Make the clouds thicker and brighter. Fertilise the oceans to > stimulate massive algae blooms that turn the blue seas soupy green. Suck > CO2 out of the air with hundreds of thousands of giant artificial trees. > Store the captured CO2 safely underground for millennia. While these > proposals seem edgy and exciting, they often test the limits of scientific, > technological, and institutional possibility and overlook the political, > ethical, and social consequences of managing the world’s climate. Advocates > of climate engineering, with vanishingly few exceptions, are Western, > Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) males with superman > complexes. Their views are short-sighted, dangerous, and “barking mad.” > This chapter provides historical perspectives, social context, and a > gendered analysis of these dangerous proposals. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAKSzgpb65%3DyjJNSOUrJHGBXesMmEUesd18_geCP-qnVWO8hJyg%40mail.gmail.com.
