I follow this scientist on YouTube, he’s made a very interesting series of videos and is looking for a research grant, here is a lot more context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvxNmStSC3M

tl;dw

  1. We’ve been pumping a shitload of CO2 into the atmosphere for the last 100+ years

  2. It seems extremely unlikely that the global CO2 emissions will go down in the next ~50+ years

  3. Even if the whole world became Net-Zero tomorrow, The planet will keep warming because the extra CO2 already in the atmosphere will stay there for the next 100+ years

  4. Carbon capture is basically impossible due to economics

Now here comes the scary part that that you maybe need a open mind to consider a good idea.

By adding 3% “Baking Soda” to jet fuel, it would reflect heat away to counter global warming, and would drop out of the air in ~1 year, so we can stop at any time.

Before forming a strong opinion and just down-voting let’s have a constructive conversation in the comments. Even better, please watch the video

This seems like an actual viable option to buy us time to fix global warming, because what we’ve been trying hasn’t been working nearly fast enough.

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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      10 days ago

      Nonono, we should take a few of them and encase their heads in resin for eternity. Not because that’s good for the environment, but to serve a warning for the next thousand generations that some things come at too high a cost. (and also so that we can wave at them, like this)

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        10 days ago

        The plaque lists their misdeeds. They will be displayed in the memorial of mankind’s greatest sins. idk about resin though, I’ve seen enough resin hotdogs and pumpkins…