Scientists Say It Should Be Illegal to Fight Climate Change by Blocking Out the Sun

As climate change continues to wreak havoc across the world, many are starting to take the idea of geoengineering more seriously than ever.

There are plenty of people who don't think spraying aerosols into the atmosphere is a viable solution to the climate crisis.
A group of more than 60 scientists and policy experts have signed an open letter calling on governments to ban solar geoengineering. They argue that the practice could have huge consequences.

In a letter published in the journal WIREs Climate Change, we contend that solargeoengineering at planetary scale is not governable in a globally inclusive and just manner within the current international political system.
We call on governments and the United Nations to take immediate and effective political control over the development of solar geoengineering technologies.
There are a number of consequences that could occur if solar blocking techniques were used. The authors believe that solargeoengineering could pose a grave threat if implemented.

Artificial cooling will affect some regions more than others, according to the letter. The effects on regional weather patterns, agriculture, and the provision of basic needs of food and water are uncertainties.

The authors believe that it would be impossible to govern solar geoengineering in a fair and equitable way since it would impact the entire globe. The global poor are at greatest risk if solar engineering occurs because they are vulnerable to any change in their environment.
It is a compelling argument and one that will surely take center stage as world leaders try to grapple with the impact of climate change.
Let's hope no erratic billionaire takes matters into their own hands and just geoengineers the planet on their own, like Neal Stephenson did in "Termination Shock."

Climate scientist says that countries are going to start engineering the Earth.

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