• HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    I remember the 80s when high sulphur coal was the norm, and we had problem with the sulphur emissions causing acid rain; I def. don’t want to return to that

    Related - I saw a science alert that speculated that we could buy time to cut carbon emissions by seeding the atmosphere with superfine diamond dust; it would both block and reflect solar radiation. The downside? About $250T in cost.

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      4 days ago

      I remember the 80s when high sulphur coal was the norm, and we had problem with the sulphur emissions causing acid rain; I def. don’t want to return to that…

      ah yes, my youth…

      edit: $250 per ton sounds cheap if it works.

      of course it’ll probably blind the penguins or some other horrible shit. monkey’s paw we live in and all.