There’s just one teensy weensy problem
Sprinkling diamond dust into the atmosphere could offset almost all the warming caused by humans since the industrial revolution and “buy us some time” with climate change, scientists say.
New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) thanks to the gems’ reflective properties. This extent of cooling would go a long way to limiting global warming that began in the second half of the 19th century and now amounts to about 2.45 F (1.36 C), according to NASA.
In a modeling study published in October, he and colleagues found that diamond particles would cause neither stratospheric warming nor any other notable disruptions. That’s because diamond powder is extremely reflective and doesn’t clump together, which is the reason why some other materials absorb heat instead of sending it back to space.
BS computer models
But the costs and energy demands of these different materials remain unclear. A 2020 study estimated that SAI with sulfur dioxide from 2035 through 2100 would cost $18 billion per year, and the cost for aluminum and calcite is likely to be in the same ballpark, Vattioni said. The bill for diamonds would be much higher, with the 2020 study calculating a total cost over 65 years of $175 trillion.
There are enormous uncertainties around SAI, and scientists are nowhere near implementing it. Some experts are opposed to conducting this type of research at all due to the unforeseen consequences it may have, and because they say it siphons funding away from other climate research.
Gee, ya think? What could possibly go wrong with blocking lots of sunlight?
But “not doing this research would also be to look away from a potential technology that could at least help to mitigate some risks,” Vattioni said.
In other words, give us taxpayer funded money and we’ll research this, especially at climate conferences in nice vacation spots. Overall, this is one of the dumbest ideas from the climate cult “scientists” I’ve heard. For one thing, where’s that money coming from? Who’s paying the $18 billion a year, plus for $175 trillion for the diamonds?
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