One clarification. When people refer to the Madrid Protocol, they often mean the international agreement on registering trademarks. What this article means by Madrid Protocol is the environmental protection protocol to the Antarctica Treaty signed in Madrid.
And as long as we are on international treaties, I'll mention Operation Popeye. Of the many bad ideas to come out of the U.S. during the Vietnam War, one of those were efforts to weaponize weather, nicknamed Operation Popeye. That effort led to an international treaty banning weaponizing weather (and tsunamis and earthquakes, etc.) and -related to this article- research into such processes. Geo-Engineering research arguably falls within the scope of research that is banned. Once we develop ways to influence the weather, will we use it only for peaceful purposes? For a counter point from popular culture about whether weather control is okay if our intentions are good, watch the Star Trek movies about the Genesis Project. I would urge that Geo-Engineering is not just a bad policy and a bad idea, but looking into it is against international law.
One clarification. When people refer to the Madrid Protocol, they often mean the international agreement on registering trademarks. What this article means by Madrid Protocol is the environmental protection protocol to the Antarctica Treaty signed in Madrid.
And as long as we are on international treaties, I'll mention Operation Popeye. Of the many bad ideas to come out of the U.S. during the Vietnam War, one of those were efforts to weaponize weather, nicknamed Operation Popeye. That effort led to an international treaty banning weaponizing weather (and tsunamis and earthquakes, etc.) and -related to this article- research into such processes. Geo-Engineering research arguably falls within the scope of research that is banned. Once we develop ways to influence the weather, will we use it only for peaceful purposes? For a counter point from popular culture about whether weather control is okay if our intentions are good, watch the Star Trek movies about the Genesis Project. I would urge that Geo-Engineering is not just a bad policy and a bad idea, but looking into it is against international law.