<story><title>White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by reflecting back sunlight</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/what-is-solar-geoengineering-sunlight-reflection-risks-and-benefits.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>faangiq</author><text>&amp;gt; Yeah, but the alternative is lower profits for entrenched corporate powers, so ...&lt;p&gt;Can’t we just pay these people enough to go away?</text></item><item><author>thomascgalvin</author><text>&amp;gt; I feel like stratospheric aerosol injection would have some crazy unintended side effects.&lt;p&gt;Yeah, but the alternative is lower profits for entrenched corporate powers, so ...&lt;p&gt;In all seriousness, though, I&amp;#x27;m glad someone is considering all options, because the political reality of this planet is that the common-sense approach may very well be off the table, meaning a moonshot is all we&amp;#x27;ll have left.</text></item><item><author>babblingfish</author><text>I feel like stratospheric aerosol injection would have some crazy unintended side effects. The size and complexity of the atmosphere is mind blowing. A mistake here could literally ruin the atmosphere for the entire globe.&lt;p&gt;Reduction of Carbon Emissions is and always will be the best strategy to slow down global warming. These moon shot initiatives are necessary but should not be taken too seriously given their low probability of success.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kortilla</author><text>&amp;gt; Can’t we just pay these people enough to go away?&lt;p&gt;“These people” is most of the population. Look at how little people have done to reduce their own meat reduction, transportation usage, etc.&lt;p&gt;People claim they care about global warming but air travel is back in full force and US citizens are throwing shit fits about petrol prices being a little closer to other western countries.&lt;p&gt;There is no corporate evil cabal keeping CO2 emissions high. It’s what the population actually wants through revealed preferences despite their expressed preferences.</text></comment>
<story><title>White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by reflecting back sunlight</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/13/what-is-solar-geoengineering-sunlight-reflection-risks-and-benefits.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>faangiq</author><text>&amp;gt; Yeah, but the alternative is lower profits for entrenched corporate powers, so ...&lt;p&gt;Can’t we just pay these people enough to go away?</text></item><item><author>thomascgalvin</author><text>&amp;gt; I feel like stratospheric aerosol injection would have some crazy unintended side effects.&lt;p&gt;Yeah, but the alternative is lower profits for entrenched corporate powers, so ...&lt;p&gt;In all seriousness, though, I&amp;#x27;m glad someone is considering all options, because the political reality of this planet is that the common-sense approach may very well be off the table, meaning a moonshot is all we&amp;#x27;ll have left.</text></item><item><author>babblingfish</author><text>I feel like stratospheric aerosol injection would have some crazy unintended side effects. The size and complexity of the atmosphere is mind blowing. A mistake here could literally ruin the atmosphere for the entire globe.&lt;p&gt;Reduction of Carbon Emissions is and always will be the best strategy to slow down global warming. These moon shot initiatives are necessary but should not be taken too seriously given their low probability of success.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>autoexec</author><text>These people already have more money than they could ever spend in their lifetimes. We could never pay them enough because the problem with them is that they have no concept of  &amp;quot;enough&amp;quot;. Their greed is insatiable and they don&amp;#x27;t care who or how many get hurt as long as they get even a little more wealth and power.</text></comment>