The idea of spewing sulfur particles into the stratosphere to counter global warming just seems wrong on the face of it. It’s a little like trying to rescue a recipe gone horribly wrong. New ingredients might mask that accidental spice overdose, but the odds of ending up with something resembling what you set out to make are slim.

First we found out that if we tried this form of geoengineering we could never stop. Now a study shows that the process would trash the ozone layer in the Arctic and delay the recovery of the Antarctic ozone hole by 30 to 70 years.

I’ll keep you updated.

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