It's puzzling why we instinctively dislike hypocrisy. It barely seems to make a difference is people are open about changing their minds, or if they admit they aren't living up to their own standards. (Do we really prefer that they warp their standards to accommodate their behavior?)
He basically argues that geoengineering has real promise, but definitely isn't a substitute for emissions reductions. He's also got some amazing talks, e.g.
Or, as one of my philosophy professors used to say, "Why do you kids keep insisting that hypocrisy is bad?"
It's puzzling why we instinctively dislike hypocrisy. It barely seems to make a difference is people are open about changing their minds, or if they admit they aren't living up to their own standards. (Do we really prefer that they warp their standards to accommodate their behavior?)
https://aaronbergman.substack.com/p/the-case-for-hypocrisy
Is geoengineering really that promising? I’ve never heard of that before.
This article by David Keith gives a great overview:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/climate-change-geoengineering.html
He basically argues that geoengineering has real promise, but definitely isn't a substitute for emissions reductions. He's also got some amazing talks, e.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7VCIrIPyNM