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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Yup, pretending we'll get rid of fossil fuels is shooting ourselves in the foot. We need to be creating emission reduction and sequestration technologies that can be applied globally as a part of the entire solution. Unfortunately we've gone so far as to need geo-engineering in the mix, too.
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I think geo-engineering is the ultimate* answer. Probably not a good one, but when there's a push-comes-to-shove infection point like massive methane releases and a sudden +5 degree increase it will be the only answer. The world, of course, will go back to business as usual while we learn about whatever downsides we have created. That should be seen as borrowed time but it won't be, of course.
Edit: * ultimate until a final end state solution is readily available e.g. fusion or finally building out nuclear on massive scale.