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Re:Massive permafrost thaw documented in Canada, portending ... by Gatsky on Thursday March 02, 2017 @02:10AM (#13772161)
Geo-engineering is a precarious idea. It requires global collaboration, and investment of huge resources. As the climate changes, and life becomes more difficult, the likelihood of global collaboration and large investment arguably decreases rather than the other way round.

Ideally, we need a climate change solution that can be enacted in a decentralised fashion by large numbers of motivated people without much need for government intervention.

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Re:Massive permafrost thaw documented in Canada, portending ... by nmeofthestate on Thursday March 02, 2017 @08:39AM (#13773886)
>Geo-engineering is a precarious idea. It requires global collaboration, and investment of huge resources.

You've more or less just described global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. If and when those efforts fail, Geo-engineering might turn out to provide a cheaper and more effective partial solution.

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