Ulrike Hahn
boosted
"It is clear to us that the assessed approaches are not feasible, and that further research into these techniques would not be an effective use of limited time and resources. It is vital that these ideas do not distract from the priority to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or from the critical need to conduct fundamental research in the polar regions."
New paper out today led by Martin Siegert and ft. (on here) me and @PoLaRobs and about 40 others where we argue that some of the proposed #Polar #Geoengineering schemes are dangerous, misleading and unethical...
#AskMeAnything if you'd like to know more.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/science/articles/10.3389/fsci.2025.1527393/full
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