![]() We are not a small additive to the climate, we’ve become an integral part of the “Earth system” (a term happily lifted from The Planet Remade by Oliver Morton).Ī statue degraded by acid rain. These days, we’ve added 150 million tonnes/year to that - more than doubling the original flow. The nitrogen cycle used to carry around 100 million tonnes/year for the whole planet. Bacteria ‘fix’ nitrogen from the atmosphere, after which plants can use it. ![]() As an example, the extremely important nitrogen cycle has been cycling for hundreds of millions of years, and it powers all of nature. We may experience the Earth and the climate as so large that we don’t really impact it, but that mental model is wrong. The help is most appreciated! Meanwhile, any mistakes remain mine, and I’d love to hear about them on So where are we?įor the past few centuries, we’ve been combusting and processing ever larger amounts of fuels and chemicals, and putting the output in the atmosphere or biosphere. I’m especially indebted to #powerdns, the chat community of my former company. ![]() Many thanks are due to the various proofreaders. But what effects? Signs are reasonably good, but far more research is needed.Solar Radiation Management / geo-engineering is very cheap and very quickly shows effects.Given that solar is now by far the cheapest form of energy, we CAN do something.What we are doing about it / claiming to do about it: “Abstinence only”.What is happening now? Or: the 2023 anomaly.Yes we are, but how stable is the climate? Not very.Times we already messed up the global environment.Also, some of the climate/geo-engineering stuff is not as widely known as it should be, and it might shock you. But, on the other hand, it is also rare to find a complete picture of what is going on. On top of that, the 2023 climate anomaly is exceptionally scary. So before I embark on this summary of where we are in terms of climate and active climate management, let me make it absolutely clear that the facts have 100% convinced me that climate change is real, extremely worrying and that we are absolutely the main cause. This is 100% true, but people interpret this as if the writer means that our current climate change is not caused by human beings, or is nothing to worry about. For example, in what follows I will state that climate has always been changing, and has in fact never been stable for very long. And, climate discourse is now so politicized that many factual statements are taken as dog whistles. However, many things in this post make for uncomfortable reading. Nothing on this page is factually controversial.
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