Blocking sunlight could temporarily slow the climate crisis but the technologies remain highly controversial
    • Tiresia@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      11 days ago

      To be fair, a couple decades of temporary mitigation would save hundreds of millions of lives if (and only if) we also cut emissions and pollution enough to prevent human extinction.

      It is absolutely used by politicians, corporations, and people in general as an excuse to continue poisoning the planet, but the information the research produces could help.

      • solo@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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        11 days ago

        a couple decades of temporary mitigation would save hundreds of millions of lives

        We cannot know that. There are too many unintended consequences on too many levels, that derive from geoengineering.