Thread by @hypnolysis

“Ultimately, there is near certainty that some consequences of #geoengineering (GE) methods cannot be anticipated and will remain unseen until full scale deployment…effects so wildly unforeseen that a large scale ecological crisis could occur.” (2009)
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“Negative public perceptions of GE may prove to be a powerful catalyst…while participants were cautious or hostile toward GE…they would be more motivated to undertake mitigation actions themselves after large scale GE application was suggested.” #SAI

“GE carries with it a tremendous range of uncertainties, ethical & political concerns…potential for catastrophic environmental side effects. This issue is too important for us to keep our heads in the sand. We must get ahead of GE before it gets ahead of us.”

“But solar radiation management is dimming on a global scale. People are talking about putting a cloud in the stratosphere…”