2040 We Start To Spray
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Which brings us to this: what do I predict will happen? The answer is that I think around 2040 or so we will collectively conclude that we're screwed. Global temps will already be 2ºC above the historical average and we'll be on an irreversible path to 3ºC. The future will look so horrific that we simply have no choices left. And so we will shoot gigatons of aerosols into the atmosphere. This will dim the sun's heat just enough to halt, and then reverse, global warming.
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Sounds like a foolproof plan
Sounds like a foolproof plan that should have no unforeseen long-term consequences, much like the introduction of cane toads to Australia.
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Every time I read one of
Every time I read one of these things I do that math of how old I'll be, and chances are I won't have to live through this shit show, but as the author says:
Do I think this is a good idea? Absolutely not. For one thing, it doesn't solve all the problems of climate change. Ocean acidification, for example. For another, different areas of the planet have different ideal temperatures. Who's going to decide what our global goal should be? And what's to stop any country from spraying its own aerosols if it thinks temperatures should be even lower?
So of course it's not a good idea. It's a terrible idea. But is it a worse idea than warming of 3ºC? Nope. And it's not even close.
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We have ignored the warning
We have ignored the warning signs for a long time. Unfortunately, many people are more concerned with how many likes they will get on their social media posts today than the survival of the planet. Assuming I make it to 2040, I will be around 50 at that time so I'll at least I would have made It through my 20s, 30s and 40s. I have tried many times to speak with people about this topic and usually people side track to politics but it's not really a political situation as far as I am concerned. Right now there is really no slow down in the oil industry at all and nuclear energy is also working harder than ever. A few electric cars and solar panels on houses isn't go to do much. At this point It will take a massive global effort with billions of people working towards the same goal.
I guess we will see what happens.