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The Ethics of Geoengineering

Implementing large-scale climate interventions presents a profound moral dilemma between immediate risk mitigation and long-term ecological stability. While solar radiation management could theoretically lower global temperatures, it risks inducing a moral hazard by diminishing the urgency for decarbonization. Furthermore, the governance of such technologies raises issues of distributive justice, as the environmental consequences often fall disproportionately on vulnerable nations that lack a voice in decision-making processes. We must navigate these technological possibilities with extreme caution, ensuring that technical fixes do not bypass essential systemic shifts. Ultimately, geoengineering must remain a desperate secondary measure rather than a substitute for fundamental societal transformation.

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