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Philosophy

The Ethics of Climate Engineering and Geoengineering

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Solar radiation management (SRM) could lower global temperatures within a few years for a few billion dollars, but it would not stop ocean acidification, and a single country might be able to deploy it unilaterally, bypassing global consent.

Why this is interesting

When planting a forest fails to slow climate change, would you be willing to spray millions of tons of reflective particles into the stratosphere to block sunlight? Who should decide, and who should be allowed to say no?