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"A careful but strategic research program is needed. It could avoid the development and testing of the technology while researching the ethical, environmental, legal, humanitarian, economic, geopolitical and security aspects of geoengineering."

Can we really do much high-quality research on the implications of the technology without doing any kind of development and testing of the tech? (At least, can we do high-quality and high-legibility research without improving our methods of non-experimental research/analysis? *cough* https://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/2022/11/30/complexity-demands-adaptation-two-proposals-for-facilitating-better-debate-in-international-relations-and-conflict-research/ *cough*)

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