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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by bartimus on Saturday August 05, 2023 @05:00AM (#37010268)
Reducing atmospheric CO2 is geo-engineering just as well. Tackling climate change is going to involve climate engineering. Some solutions will work. Others will not.

> to refrain from aggravating the situation

Easier said than done. What makes you think this is going to be achievable?

Why are you assuming the HN community isn't acknowledging the complexity and not taking a holistic approach?

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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by teamonkey on Saturday August 05, 2023 @05:30AM (#37010419)
Pumping CO2 into the atmosphere is geoengineering. Reducing CO2 emissions is less geoengineering.
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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by fastball on Saturday August 05, 2023 @05:44AM (#37010485)
It is more like geo-fly-tipping. Engineering implies we are being thoughtful about it (which is more true in the reduction case than the dumping case).
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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by twobitshifter on Saturday August 05, 2023 @08:49AM (#37011505)
This case was pumping sulfur into the atmosphere, removing the sulfur (less geoengineering) made things worse!
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