SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions

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By Michael BarnardMay 18, 2025, 11:57 pm46 pts
Organizations promoting utopian techno-optimism have long appealed to policymakers and investors by offering simplistic technological escapes from complex environmental challenges. SilverLining, a geoengineering-focused non-profit, represents exactly this kind of appeal. It’s triggered me because of its…

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SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions

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