When humanity, after failing its driver's
test for Planet
Earth, decides the only solution is to hotwire the climate system with planetary-scale tech. It’s the desperate Hail Mary of climate change, involving massive interventions like spraying reflective aerosols into the stratosphere to
bounce away sunlight (Solar Radiation Management) or seeding the oceans with iron to
suck CO2 out of the
air. Critics call it a dangerous, global-scale experiment with potentially catastrophic side-effects, like messing up monsoon rains. Proponents argue we're already running an unintended experiment by burning fossil fuels, so we might need a giant thermostat.
Example: "Bro, my carbon guilt is so bad I started biking to
work. Then I read about geoengineering and now I'
m just waiting for them to launch the giant
space mirrors to fix everything while I keep my SUV."