Our entire energy economy is dependent on burning fossil fuel, and that's not going to stop anytime soon. We need a stopgap solution.
And the one being proposed is to shoot sulphur into the atmosphere. The idea came from observing the effects of recent volcanic eruptions, one of which lowered global temperatures for a time by one degree celsius. This is not a long-term solution, but maybe could help. However, it is not, either, without its own risks to ecologies ...
Wired News: This Global Warming Fix Stinks:
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