,DO Y\ WANT ,GEO5G9E]+ ) Y\R CLIMATE *ANGE8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS WEEKS ,NEW ,SCI5TI/ C>RIES AN $ITORIAL CALL+ = 0ROBU/ PUBLIC DEBATE ON GEO5G9E]+04 ,GEO5G9E]+ IS ! IDEA ?AT IF CLIMATE *ANGE CANNOT BE AVOID$ ?R\< A R$UCTION 9 C>BON EMISSIONS ITS WOR/ EFFECTS CAN BE AVOID$ ?R\< L>GE-SCALE 5G9E]+ ( \R 5VIRONM5T4 ,! FAILURE ( ! ,CLIMATE ,SUMMIT 9 ,COP5HAG5 HAS SE5 MANY SCI5TI/S LOOK TO :AT IS P]CEIV$ AS ! ONLY POSSIBLE ALT]NATIVE4 

,CO9CID5TALLY ,I'D JU/ BE5 READ+ ,SUP],FREAKONOMICS3 ,GLOBAL ,COOL+1 ,PATRIOTIC ,PRO/ITUTES1 & ,:Y ,SUICIDE ,BOMB]S ,%\LD ,BUY ,LIFE ,9SURANCE .<#a.> :I* 9CLUDES AN 5TIRE *APT] >GU+ = A GEO5G9E]+ SOLUTION = CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! *APT] IS A LITTLE ODD1 IT OP5S ) ! AU?ORS MAK+ SOME /&>D CLIMATE *ANGE D5IAL >GUM5TS 7F>T+ C[S ETC7 BE=E SUDD5LY PLUNG+ (F 9 ! SE>* = '*EAP' SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM ?AT A C\PLE ( P>AGRAPHS E>LI] !Y W]E SUGGE/+ DID NOT EXI/4 ,I CAN SEE :Y A C\PLE ( PRO-CAPITALI/ ECONOMI/S W\LD JUMP AT ANY SOLUTION ?AT W\LD LEAVE ! FUNDAM5TAL CAPITALI/ REQUIREM5T ( CON/ANT & EXP&+ GR[? UNT\*$4 ,!Y ADVOCATE ',BUDYKO'S ,BLANKET'1 ! IDEA ( RUNN+ A HOSE 9TO ! /RATOSPH]E ?R\< :I* LIQUID SULFUR DIOXIDE IS PUMP$4 ,! RESULT+ SULFUR A]OSOL W\LD REFLECT HEAT1 'BALANC+' ! W>M+ DUE TO ,C,O#b RELEASE4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ AL>M+ P>T ( !IR >GUM5T IS ?AT DO+ ?IS W\LD BE *EAP 5\< ?AT IT C\LD BE DONE BY A WEAL?Y 9DIVIDUAL4 ,!Y SAY A *EAP 'SAVE ! >CTIC' V]SION W\LD CO/ #b MILLION PLUS #a MILLION P] YE>4 ,:ILE A FULL 'SAVE ! PLANET' V]SION W\LD CO/ #ae MILLION TO SET UP & !N #a MILLION A YE> TO RUN4 ,I'VE NO IDEA ( ! ACCURACIES ( !SE FIGURES 7,NEW ,SCI5TI/ HAS SIMIL> ONES7 BUT ! IMPLICATIONS ( ! CONCEPT >E S]I\S4 ,! CO/S >E WELL )9 ! LEVEL ?AT ANY ( ! 5]GY CORPORATIONS C\LD POCKET AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO HAV+ EMISSION T>GETS IMPOS$ ON !M4 

,! IDEA ITSELF SEEMS SIMIL> TO TRY+ TO DEAL ) ! HEAT BE+ GIV5 \R BY A FIRE BURN+ D[N ! BUILD+ NEXT DOOR BY PUMP+ LIQUID NITROG5 9TO ! BUILD+ ON ! O!R SIDE & HOP+ Y\ BALANCE ?IS RI<T TO CREATE A COOL ZONE 9 ! MIDDLE SUITABLE = HABITATION4 ,P]HAPS IF ALL Y\R CALCULATIONS >E CORRECT Y\ MANAGE TO DO ?IS1 BUT MAKE A MI/AKE & Y\ EI!R GET BURNT OR FROZ54 ,ACTUALLY IT'S A BIT WOR/ ?AT ?AT1 ITS MORE AN >GUM5T ?AT ITS ,O,K TO KEEP ?R[+ PETROL ON ! BURR+ BUILD+ BECAUSE Y\'RE GO+ TO PUMP EV5 MORE LIQUID NITROG5 9TO ! FREEZ+ ONE4 

,! POT5TIAL PROBLEMS >E NOT 9SIGNIFICANT4 ,! ,WIKIP$IA 5TRY 9CLUDES TRIGG]+ DR\<T ?R\< MONSOON FAILURE 9 ,AFRICA OR ,ASIA1 DEPLETION ( ! ,OZONE LAY] & R$UC$ SOL> 5]GY = PLANT GR[? 7& !RE=E R$UC$ ,C,O#b UPTAKE74 ,SULFUR DIOXIDE IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE = ACID RA9 & IS L9K$ TO RESPIRATORY DISEASE1 DIFFICULTY 9 BREA?+1 & PREMATURE DEA?4 ,9T]E/+LY AN UNCONNECT$ >TICLE 7,MONSOONS S5D ,ASIAN POLLUTION R\ND ! WORLD.<#b.>7 9 ! SAME ISSUE ( ,NEW ,SCI5TI/ SAYS IT APPE>S ! SUMM] ,MONSOON IS ALREADY PUMP+ ,SULPUR ,DIOXIDE 9TO ! /RATOSPH]E1 SOME?+ ?AT ?IS >TICLE REF]S TO AS A 'GLOBAL ?REAT'6 ,! A]OSOLS >E ?\<T TO /AY 9 ! ATMOSPH]E = YE>S OP5+ UP ! POSSIBILITY ?AT A MISCALCULATION 9 ! BALANC+ ACT ,SUP]FREAKONOMICS ADVOCATES C\LD RESULT 9 A RA!R ICY PLANET4 

,! ,NEW ,SCI5TI/ $ITORIAL IS MAK+ ! >GUM5T TO SCI5TI/S :O ADVOCATE GEO5G9E]+ ?AT IF !Y DON'T WANT A REPEAT ( ! MASS PROTE/S ?AT LIMIT$ ,G,M,O'S !Y NE$ TO WOO ! PUBLIC4 ,& ?AT ! DECISION TO EMB>K ON SU* PROGRAMS %\LD BE MADE BY A GLOBAL BODY ) ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS BEH9D IT4 ,9SIDE ! >TICLE ',TO HACK ! PLANET1 FIR/ W9 TRU/' .<#c.> LOOKS AT SOME ( ! GEO5G9E]+ 'SOLUTIONS' ?AT HAVE BE5 PUT =W>D1 E4G4 %IFT+ WE/]LY W9DS TO R$UCE ! RATE ( ,ANT>CTIC ICE MELT+4 ,IT 9CLUDES A NEAT *>T ?AT GRAPHES CO/ AGA9/ EFFECTIV5ESS BUT :I* ALSO COLOR CODES ! RISK ! AU?OR P]CEIV$ 9 EA* TE*NIQUE4 ,Y\ MI<T WOND] :AT RISK MEANS1 RE=E/ATION IS COLOR$ = FAIRLY L[ RISK BUT ! RA!R MY/]I\S >TIFICIAL TREES :I* ! ',C>BON ,5G9E]+' CORPORATION REFUSES TO RELEASE DETAILS >E RA!R PUZZL+LY GIV5 A GRE5 DOT = A CLE> BILL ( HEAL?4 

,?IS >TICLE ALSO REVEALS ?AT ! ,U,S IS >GU+ ?AT ! DECISIONS %\LD BE MADE BY A GR\P ( #ad ( ! MO/ P[]FUL C\NTRIES4 ,PRETTY MU* ! SAME C\NTRIES :]E MU* ( ! C>BON RELEASE ?AT IS CAUS+ CLIMATE *ANGE ORIG9AT$ FROM4 ,GIV5 ! BLOCK+ ROLE ! ,U,S HAS PLAY$ 9 RELATION TO GLOBAL AGREEM5TS TO TACKLE ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE Y\ HAVE TO BE CYNICAL AB\T ?IS PROPOSAL ?AT SU* KEY DECISIONS %\LD BE LEFT TO #ad C\NTRIES 9CLUD+ ! ,U,S :OSE CAPITALI/ CLASSES CREAT$ ! PROBLEM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,N[ ,I F9D GEO5G9E]+ EXCIT+ TO READ AB\T1 9 P>TICUL> IF IT IS AB\T T]RA=M+ ,M>S AS 9 ! ,R$1 ,GRE51 ,BLUE ,M>S ,SCI5CE ,FICTION TRILOGY4 ,BUT ,M>S ALREADY HAS A LE?AL CLIMATE A GOOD DI/ANCE (F )\T ANY POPULATION 7AS F> AS WE KN[7 TO KILL (F :5 ! EXP]IM5T GOES WRONG4 ,E>? ON ! O!R H& IS :]E WE ALL LIVE1 MISCALCULATIONS 9 !SE GEO5G9EE]+ EXP]IM5TS C\LD1 9 WOR/ CASES =ECA/S1 KILL EV]YONE ON ! PLANET4 ,?AT SORT ( GEO5G9E]+ DISCUSSION ,I F9D MORE ?AN A LITTLE AL>M+4 

,I MI<T BE ABLE TO SEE A DAY :5 WE GET DESP]ATE 5\< TO TRY !SE 'SOLUTIONS' BECAUSE ! FAILURE TO DEAL ) ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE ?R\< R$UC+ EMISSIONS />TS TO ?REAT5 ! LIVES ( BILLIONS ( PEOPLE4 ,BUT ! DISCUSSION ?AT IS EM]G+ IS ALL AB\T AVOID+ WAYS TO DEAL ) EMISSIONS4 ,! RISKY SOLUTIONS ?AT >E PROPOS$ >E NOT ! LA/ *OICE REMA9+ BUT RA!R1 AS ! AU?ORS ( ,SUP]FREAKONOMICS READILY ADMIT1 A WAY ( DO+ ?+S ON ! *EAP4 ,CAPITALISM DEM&S UNREGULAT$ GR[?1 !IR SULFUR DIOXIDE HOSE TO ! SKY 'SOLUTION' (F]S A WAY ( ! MO/ P[]FUL IMP]IALI/ C\NTRIES TO HEAD (F ! DEM& = C>BON R$UCTION & 9/EAD IMPOSE A 'SOLUTION' BAS$ ON BALANC+ A SEESAW BETWE5 DANG]\SLY HOT & DANG]\SLY COLD CLIMATES4 ,IF WE GET ?AT BALANCE WRONG WE >E 9 BIG TR\BLE4 

  

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