James Kirkham
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Chief Science Advisor and Coordinator of the ‘Ambition on Melting Ice’ high level group on Sea-Level Rise and Mountain Water Resources
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James Kirkham
@jdkirkham.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Frontiers | Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects
Fossil-fuel burning is heating the planet with catastrophic consequences for its habitability and for the natural world on which our existence depends. Halti...
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David Ho
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· Sep 9
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The Guardian
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· Sep 9
Underwater curtains and reflective beads are ‘unrealistic and dangerous polar geoengineering ideas’
Climate research group says such ideas are diverting attention from cutting fossil fuel use
Proposals to fight the impact of the climate crisis at the poles, from giant underwater curtains to scattering glass beads across the ice, have been dismissed by a group of scientists as an “unimaginably expensive” and “dangerous” distraction.
Geoengineering, which includes blocking sunlight with airborne particles and thickening ice with pumped seawater, has become highly divisive among scientists. Its proponents argue that, with cuts in carbon emissions going far too slowly, exploring options for “emergency brakes” would be valuable. Continue reading...
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