UK Royal Society Claims Geo-Engineering Feasible

krou writes "The BBC is reporting that a UK Royal Society report claims that geo-engineering proposals to combat the effects of climate change are 'technically possible.' Three of the plans considered showed the most promise: 'CO2 capture from ambient air'; enhancing 'natural reactions of CO2 from the air with rocks and minerals'; and 'Land use and afforestation'. They also noted that solar radiation management, while some climate models showed them to be ineffective, should not be ignored. Possible suggestions included: 'a giant mirror on the Moon; a space parasol made of superfine aluminum mesh; and a swarm of 10 trillion small mirrors launched into space one million at a time every minute for the next 30 years.'"

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Acme mirrors to the rescue

[$RANDOMLUSER]

Possible suggestions included: 'a giant mirror on the Moon; a space parasol made of superfine aluminum mesh; and a swarm of 10 trillion small mirrors launched into space one million at a time every minute for the next 30 years.'"

Nice to see they consulted Wyle E. Cyote.

Seriously, how about a chalk farm?

so

[z-j-y]

the solution is ... one big tin foil hat for earth?

Re:reversable solutions

[VShael]

If they each have a tiny self destruct device onboard? What could possibly go wrong there?

Re:Global warming is a scam.

[tail.man]

Did you watch the video?
The laws of physics have not changed.
Contrails are ice crystals that dissipate within minutes.
Chemtrails are a proven fact.
http://tinyurl.com/aerosolcrimes

I suppose you don't mind breathing aluminum, barium and all the other goodies in the "clouds".

BFG ? How appropriate

[Anonymous Coward]

"In the short term, the BFG hopes to offer an on-demand (i.e. dedicated launch) suborbital service..."

They couldn't have named their company better ! :p

Re:Reducing emissions does nothing

[davetv]

not to Australians like me ... there's so little water here that we have to survive on beer.

Re:Space parasols

[CRCulver]

Yeah, because a minor detail mentioned in passing in one paragraph of the trilogy ruins its bold dramatic arc.

Re:Global warming is a scam.

[Hognoxious]

the biggest beef i have with popular global warming is that CO2 does not, and never has, been a significant greenhouse gas.

Tell me, how's the weather on Venus at this time of year?

Re:Reducing emissions does nothing

[Anonymous Coward]

And in contradiction to yourself, trees are actually responsible for helping create water. Ever seen a desert with trees? Nope...

Also, trees create wind. Notice how whenever it's windy, the trees are always flapping about?

Re:stupid

[foobsr]

News bulletin: We've already fucked with it. (Without understanding).

Yes, just another instance of the onion-type repair model. Once a problem has become obvious, create another layer to fix the problem. Reminds me of a code-comment like 'hack to circumvent the bug created by the fix ...'.

CC.

Re:10 trillion mirrors?

[Rising Ape]

Order of magnitude estimates are perfectly reasonable, especially given the uncertainties involved here.