Poster's note: probably the most gung ho article in a credible outlet I've seen
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/time-geoengineering-now-climate-change Extract GO IT ALONE In an ideal world, the United States would not begin geoengineering without an international agreement and a global system of governance to supervise the effort. But our world is not ideal, and it is unimaginable that global consensus on geoengineering could be reached any time soon. Accordingly, the United States should begin by cooperating more narrowly with like-minded countries on implementing geoengineering. Europe and much of the developed world, which this summer experienced firsthand the ravages of climate change, should cheer on this effort and maybe even join in. Although China may not cooperate or share the modest costs of implementing SSI, it, too, suffered this summer from climate-change-induced drought and flooding, and Chinese leaders would likely look the other way while other countries attempt to cool the planet. The only dissenting major power would probably be Russia, which is counting on more climate change to thaw Siberia, expanding arable land for agriculture, and to further melt the Arctic, allowing more opportunities for oil exploration. But in a scenario in which China is on the sidelines and the rest of the world is supporting geoengineering, Russia, already a global pariah, would just have to stew. Almost everything in life involves tradeoffs. Responding to climate change is no exception. The world can continue to suffer through decades of tragic natural disasters and extreme weather events, or it can take the measured risk of changing course, given the changed circumstances. As the saying goes, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do -- 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 geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAJ3C-07M-yqzd51B_7Bqz_ACu5mEYWGim8mPPdDpdTtWWbenvA%40mail.gmail.com.
