A recent post on Andrew Revkin’s New York Times Dot Earth blog about climate change and geoengineering. Those of you particularly interested in the short story “The Weatherman” might find the discussion particularly interesting. Scientists do agree that no kind of “engineering” techno-fix can take the place of mitigation; note, however, that the discussion doesn’t focus much on the ethical dimensions of these ideas, nor is there much mention of the implications of geoengineering schemes on social justice.
Day: February 11, 2015
A Positive Outlook
A reoccurring topic that we have discussed in class is the fact that most climate change stories that we read and most facts that come up about climate change are very negative. While the facts may predict a very negative impact on the future, we must realize that if people begin to help now, the damage on the world could be decreased. One of the main issues with getting people to help is the fact that a lot of people here all of these depressing facts about climate change and think that there is no way to prevent it from happening. While there are natural changes on the planet throughout the years, the extremely negative side effects of global warming could be stopped or helped if people begin to help. While the short stories we have read in class do help people connect emotionally with the problem, I do not think that they help in this aspect. Most of them show little hope for the future and instead just show the negative effects and how people cope with them. I think the story of “IDP: 2043” did a good job of showing both the effects and the solutions to climate change. Contine reading