Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops
In general, this kind of thing has big issues at aren’t really resolved
You need to continue doing it for longer than civilizations last. People don’t really have a good track record of that kind of thing.
We end up with a smaller pole-to-equator temperature gradient, with real impacts on weather
These changes can alter rainfall patterns in ways that might cause significant food supply issues in some countries. This creates a governance problem. (eg: should China nuke India if the changes needed to prevent lethal heatwaves in India result in famine in China)
It does nothing about ocean acidification, so we still end up losing a big chunk of marine ecosystems
Addressing climate change this way means we don’t get any of the co-benefits of reduced air pollution we would otherwise get from phasing out fossil fuels
Probably other stuff we don’t know about because it’s not well studied
In general, this kind of thing has big issues at aren’t really resolved
I was surprised acid rain wasn’t mentioned in the article, too. Isn’t atmospheric sulfuric acid one of the causes of acid rain?
It is, but there are options for chemicals which don’t use SO2