BK 56: (Mar 14, 2023) Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race

 

Hi Everyone...

Our Mar 14th (Change of Date due to injury!) meeting we will discuss the book Climate Restoration: The Only Future That Will Sustain the Human Race by Peter Fiekowsky with Carole Douglis (Apr 21, 2022). 

With 209 reading pages it will be approximately 7 pages a day. 

Check out the Bio, links and videos below:

"The Paris Accords, widely accepted as the key to solving today’s climate crisis, set a goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. But that’s not good enough. The only way to guarantee a livable future is climate restoration, which can reduce greenhouse gases to historic levels. Scientist and entrepreneur Peter Fiekowsky explains the technology and maps a practical path that will let humankind survive and thrive.

As Fiekowsky explains in Climate Restoration, this will require removing a trillion tons of excess CO2 from the atmosphere. The good news is that this task, while enormous and technically challenging, is eminently feasible. Scientists and engineers have developed four major technologies for greenhouse gas removal and storage: Ocean iron fertilization; synthetic limestone manufacture; seaweed permaculture; and methane oxidation.

Fiekowsky shows that these technologies are safe and practical—and, even more remarkable, that they require little if any government funding, since they can be financed largely through existing markets. For these reasons, they have enormous promise as vehicles for achieving climate restoration.

With the global climate crisis continuing to spiral out of control, the time for tough conversations about what it will really take to create a healthy future for humanity is here. Climate Restoration will inspire those conversations and, ultimately, the actions we must take to ensure a livable planet for generations to come."

His Website

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This is what we discussed:

* General Impressions of the Book

* 3 Requirements of Climate Restoration

* 4 Viable Methods 

* Idea of letting Fossil Fuels etc. "off the hook"

* Climate Manipulation

* Good Index/Notes

* Costs for Safe Harbor 

* "Disruptions" 

* Methane Oxidation

* Population Control

* Iron Fertilization

* Seaweed & Marine Permaculture

* Synthetic Limestone

* Governmental Policy/Control

* Paris Agreement vs Climate Restoration

* LEED certifications

* CarbonStar

* Next book a bit

** If there is anything I've forgotten please email me and let me know!