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[Anonymous No.11292477]

Why doesn't Australia pioneer the use of stratospheric aerosol injection to counteract global warming? The size and remoteness of the country make it an ideal candidate.
>wind currents keep most of the aerosols away from other countries, avoiding political issues
>would have a significant effect almost instantly, unlike any reduction in their 1% of global emissions
>also costs way less than greatly reducing emissions

[Anonymous No.11292489]

>>11292477
this was discussed at length at a scientific congressional hearing in like, 2007 or 2001. dont remember, but you can look it up. they talk about aerosols and a big argument against it is that you cannot control the dispersal and itll affect neighboring nations. if you had a league of nations in on it, you could do it without major backlash, especially if the non-league nations arent economically strong

[Anonymous No.11292819]

This looks like a "mankind is punished for attempting to play God" plot device if I ever saw one.

[Anonymous No.11292823]

[Anonymous No.11293877]

Yes let's control the weather.
Here in europe we could turn it warm and comfy.
In Australia we could turn it cold.
It would be awesome.

[Anonymous No.11293910]

>>11293877
We've been controlling the weather for decades what do you think the US does?