It appears that climate engineering could buy us some time, and it is time that we need if we are to make a sustainable and smooth shift away from reliance on fossil fuels. Research shows that non-fossil fuel energy sources will – based on today’s availability – get us less than halfway toward a path of stable carbon emissions by 2050, and only a tiny fraction of the way towards stabilization by 2100.
如果我们想要真正实现可持续且平稳地摆脱对矿物燃料的依赖，那么这个方法显然能为我们争取一些必要的时间。研究显示，非矿物燃料能源资源——依据目前的可应用性——在帮助我们在2050年保持一个稳定的碳排放量方面也只能解决不到一半的需要，而在达成2100年目标方面也只能是杯水车薪。