The following mathematical statement is obviously false: if f and g are two non-negative integrable real-valued functions defined on the interval [0,t] such that f(t)=g(t)=0, then their integrals are equal. But many discussions of climate change seem to assume it is true. 1/
Do you not consider it appallingly likely that we will eventually attempt a geoengineering solution to our climate change problems -- and fail at it catastrophically?
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Unfortunately a lot of very bad outcomes are uncomfortably likely. I'm not against geoengineering in principle, and would advocate limited experiments now so that we don't do much larger-scale experiments in a big hurry later.
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In principle, geoengineering might provide the most elegant possible solution, and I agree that we are far more likely to succeed by experimenting on small scales now, before attempting anything irreversible on a grand scale later. But we seem to be a species of procrastinators.
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