would you : DO YOU THINK THAT BLOCKING SUNLIGHT WILL REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING? [+] serious ballot by Mithrandir created Sun Jan 28, 07 (Source: the Guardian, Jan 27, 2007) A major UN report on climate change is being released in phases starting with phase I this upcoming week. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has released draft versions of the reports last year to world governments and asked for comment. The American contribution has been to state the report was too Kyoto-centric, disagree that rising temperatures have made hurricanes more powerful, and to emphasize research into techniques such as giant mirrors in space or reflective dust pumped into the atmosphere would be "important insurance" against rising emissions. Scientists have previously estimated that reflecting less than 1% of sunlight back into space could compensate for the warming generated by all greenhouse gases emitted since the industrial revolution. Possible techniques include putting a giant screen into orbit, thousands of tiny, shiny balloons, or microscopic sulphate droplets pumped into the high atmosphere to mimic the cooling effects of a volcanic eruption. The IPCC draft said such ideas were "speculative, uncosted and with potential unknown side-effects". What do you think about the blocking sunlight option? Perhaps reducing emissions NOW might be a better way? Excellent, the oil industry could have its cake and eat it too! If we had the time and money, we could look into it Addressing symptoms vs causes invokes Law of Unintended Consequences Ballot #111676 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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