> Any SRM program that purported to be serious about mitigating global warming would have to operate at a level of a few million tons of SO2 per year, or a few percent of what is already coming from volcanoes, fossil fuels, and wildfires.
This really doesn't get mentioned enough. I didn't realize the scale of what would have the desired effect was so small in comparison to what's happening without human intervention. I hadn't exactly done a deep dive, but any media I saw about it made it look like it was many times more SO2 than would be emitted otherwise.
This a logical and well laid out article. Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is the only practical solution that we know of to effectively manage rising temperatures in the short to medium term as we finalize the move away from carbon energy sources. Given the risks from rising CO2 levels, SRM needs to be taken more seriously.
> Any SRM program that purported to be serious about mitigating global warming would have to operate at a level of a few million tons of SO2 per year, or a few percent of what is already coming from volcanoes, fossil fuels, and wildfires.
This really doesn't get mentioned enough. I didn't realize the scale of what would have the desired effect was so small in comparison to what's happening without human intervention. I hadn't exactly done a deep dive, but any media I saw about it made it look like it was many times more SO2 than would be emitted otherwise.
This a logical and well laid out article. Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is the only practical solution that we know of to effectively manage rising temperatures in the short to medium term as we finalize the move away from carbon energy sources. Given the risks from rising CO2 levels, SRM needs to be taken more seriously.