Saturday, December 14, 2013

Sulfuric Acid in the atmosphere... Why that's a great idea!

Okay, what is up with David Keith and his book, A Case for Climate Engineering?

The decades old conundrum is, how can we mitigate global warming and the amount of CO2 being pumped into our atmosphere? Mr. Keith brings to the forefront, the idea that releasing sulfuric acid into the atmosphere (an already occuring process) will cut down on the damage caused by carbon emissions.

Hmm... this is a good point that he has brought up, and it makes sense as a quick fix. But this should not be our focus. Our focus should be on how to cut emissions for good, and developing alternative sources of energy.

What do you think? He gave an interesting TED talk explaining how it works. You can check it out here.