This article describes some of the proposals about how we might geoengineer our way out of the problems associated with climate change. Conservative think tanks, which have previously denied the existence of global warming, are beginning to support geoengineering solutions. They are being supported by fossil fuel industries and they appeal to wealthy individuals who don't want adapt their consumption pattern. What good is an infinite supply of money if it can't be spent as one pleases?
Many of the proposals being considered have serious problems. Most will be difficult to implement, and they will have multiple unintended consequences. The supporters of geoengineering believe that we are capable of solving any problems with human ingenuity. Others do not believe that we can reengineer complex planetary systems that we do not fully understand. The likely consequence of the geoengineering debate is that it will defer necessary efforts to control carbon emissions.
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