Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoScientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion [USD]www.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkScientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion [USD]www.livescience.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHubertManne@moist.catsweat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·4 days agoThese are not good ideas. Remember that global warming is just an overarching effect of pollution which we will still have. What diamond dust pollution effects will be, no one knows, but I doubt we want to find out.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 days agoThe fossil fuel oligarchy would prefer to give all mammals on Earth emphysema than stop burning fossils, and do it for 10x the price.
These are not good ideas. Remember that global warming is just an overarching effect of pollution which we will still have. What diamond dust pollution effects will be, no one knows, but I doubt we want to find out.
The fossil fuel oligarchy would prefer to give all mammals on Earth emphysema than stop burning fossils, and do it for 10x the price.