Today I learned what is Stratospheric Aerosol Injection is.
Can you guess, without googling it, who has said that
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
could:
(Another example is the array of technologies - often referred to collectively as geoengineering - that potentially could) help reverse the warming effects of global climate change. One that has gained my personal attention is stratospheric aerosol injection, or SAI, a method of seeding the stratosphere with particles that can help reflect the sun’s heat, in much the same way that volcanic eruptions do.
An SAI program could limit global temperature increases, reducing some risks associated with higher temperatures and providing the world economy additional time to transition from fossil fuels. The process is also relatively inexpensive—the National Research Council estimates that a fully deployed SAI program would cost about $10 billion yearly.
As promising as it may be, moving forward on SAI would raise a number of challenges for our government and for the international community. On the technical side, greenhouse gas emission reductions would still have to accompany SAI to address other climate change effects, such as ocean acidification, because SAI alone would not remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
On the geopolitical side, the technology’s potential to alter weather patterns and benefit certain regions at the expense of others could trigger sharp opposition by some nations. Others might seize on SAI’s benefits and back away from their commitment to carbon dioxide reductions. And, as with other breakthrough technologies, global norms and standards are lacking to guide the deployment and implementation of SAI.
It is a quote from an established source with top reputation. @cheetah will immediately know the answer.
It is probably old news for you since it was published on June 29th 2016.
What is your opinion about this?
Cover image source: Stratospheric Aerosol Injection - Solar Radiation Management, David Llanos, December 7, 2015
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Exactly!
sounds dangerous and harmful to the ecosystem.
It does indeed.
Did you notice the wording used?
could
Some think that this is already going on for at least twenty years.
Yea. I'm pretty sure this has been done or is being done in some places.
I know China uses similar techniques of putting chems in the sky to create rain to reduce smog. Nothing would stop them from doing this.
Mass of chemicals in the air can't be good.
No, they can't.
Thanks for your reply.
I'm relieved to know that. ^^
They only admit to what the absolutely have to at the very last minute when there is no other option. So, yea, you can imagine it is way worse than it sounds. Thanks for looking into it! Every time someone wakes up about this it makes me feel 1000 times better.
Thanks for your reply. You are welcome. We must have our eyes and mouths open all the time!