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When the eccentric entrepreneur Russ George dumped iron filings in the ocean, the world was outraged,

critics issued condemnations,

and experts talked soberly about the potential for disaster.

But we failed
— as we have on climate change in general
— to build any kind of international consensus about a solution.

In the meantime, we live in a world where
anyone can dump iron into the oceans,
and where local, commercial, and national actors might move ahead with larger-scale geoengineering interventions as climate change worsens.

Recent papers have outlined new ways that individuals could try to DIY-engineer our planet out of the climate crisis — with uncertain consequences.

Are we more prepared
for that than we were in 2012❓

Not really.

Russ George, for his part, considers himself vindicated,
and told me he’s continuing to work.

In his last email to me, he signed off:
“The greatest threat to the environment is waiting for someone else to save it.”

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/24/18273198/climate-change-russ-george-unilateral-geoengineering

🙏🏻 @Nazani

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