Several weeks ago, I posted on the danger of environmental tinkering in a vacuum. Now it is proposed by some UK think tank to do just that, brushing off the implications of environmental engineering by stating "-three strategies are generally available-" as if it were proven that any of these will work, and how much, and completely ignores the terminal danger in raising or lowering the albedo (basically reflectivity) of the planet. Environmentalism is truly well on the path to becoming the new religion, and this may be its first leap of faith. Let us hope it is founded in True Belief. Since beliefs in the name of science are apparently part the New World Order, my belief is that the proposal above is to embark on a 20-year plan, without the slightest evidence that it can produce the intended result......and some of the unintended consequences are potentially disastrous.
In response to those who may take me to task for having advanced no solution, I can only propose what no one dares say now, but which will in the end prove inevitable. We will do less, with less people, and the "equilibrium" some talk about will be restored. Whether this is done the easy way or the hard way remains to be seen.
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