This needs to really be slowed down. Just like we need changes in the FDA for approval of food ingredients as opposed to the current process that allows ingredients by default, this needs to change to a process of examining what the impacts might be and gaining approval first. This will of course hurt innovation with startups by slowing things down and making it expensive, but I worry about irreversible consequences.
That said, I doubt any of this will be stopped in time. Our governments (state and federal) aren’t even quick enough to understand the impact of offshore wind farms on marine life. These geoengineering projects are far more complex and have less data available. So I think the default is that they’ll continue.
That said, I doubt any of this will be stopped in time. Our governments (state and federal) aren’t even quick enough to understand the impact of offshore wind farms on marine life. These geoengineering projects are far more complex and have less data available. So I think the default is that they’ll continue.