Everything Else You Want to Know about SO2 Injection
How Does SO2 Reduce Temperatures?
SO2 mixes with air to produce Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4), which reflects sunlight:
Source: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
It turns out that H2SO4 reflects a ton of sunlight. Yay! So it can reduce temperatures by the amount we need.
Sulfuric acid! Isn’t that dangerous? If you drink a soda-can worth, yes. If you release a shower of it over …
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