To the editor:
Relating to “Fringe Local weather Proposal, a Large Area Parasol, Good points Curiosity” (entrance web page, February 3):
The concept we have now to take a position trillions of {dollars} in setting up a large area umbrella to guard our planet from the solar is absurd. It will be too costly, late and danger “termination shock” within the occasion of a significant mistake or accident.
If NASA or different area companies go forward and spend hundreds of thousands on a pilot, perhaps it needs to be known as Mission Icarus for its hubris.
We have to get actual, create consensus that the local weather problem is severe, and construct out already present options to the issue proper right here on Earth.
Job 1: Speed up a world transition away from a fossil fuel-based financial system.
Eric W. Orts
Philadelphia
The creator is Professor of Authorized Research and Enterprise Ethics on the Wharton Faculty of the College of Pennsylvania. He was school director of the Initiative for International Environmental Management from 2007 to 2020.
To the editor:
Relating to “Dad and mom Assist Three Susceptible Migrant Households Discover New Properties” (information article, February 5):
One can really feel nothing however admiration for the humanity of the Brooklyn residents who offered sanctuary to households affected by harrowing migration experiences. By specializing in the person, relatively than the mixture, we sidestep a core query: Are there limits to what the present damaged nationwide and municipal techniques can deal with?
Even with one of the best intentions, reforms, worldwide agreements and enough assets will take time. International immigration patterns have modified, placing strain not solely on our legal guidelines and capabilities, but additionally on our ethical obligations. There’s an infinity of struggling on this world; the way to sort out it’s a part of the disaster of our time.
Steven Berkowitz
New York