To the Editor:
Re “Fringe Local weather Proposal, a Large House Parasol, Features Curiosity” (entrance web page, Feb. 3):
The concept that we must always make investments trillions of {dollars} to assemble an enormous area umbrella to protect our planet from the solar is preposterous. It might be too costly, come too late and threat “termination shock” in case of a significant malfunction or accident.
If NASA or different area companies transfer ahead to spend thousands and thousands for a pilot, maybe it needs to be named the Icarus Challenge for its hubris.
We have to get actual, create consensus on the bottom that the local weather problem is critical, 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 economic system.
Eric W. Orts
Philadelphia
The author is a professor of authorized research and enterprise ethics on the Wharton Faculty of the College of Pennsylvania. He was the school director of the Initiative for International Environmental Management from 2007 to 2020.
To the Editor:
Re “Mother and father Assist Three Evicted Migrant Households Discover New Properties” (information article, Feb. 5):
One can really feel nothing however admiration for the humanity of these Brooklyn residents who gave sanctuary to households battered by harrowing migration experiences. By specializing in the person, fairly than on the mixture, we sidestep a core query: Are there limits to what the current damaged nationwide and municipal programs can deal with?
Even with the most effective intentions, reform, worldwide agreements and correct resourcing will take time. International immigration patterns have shifted and put stress on not solely our legal guidelines and talents, but additionally on our ethical obligations. There may be an infinity of struggling on this world; how one can deal with it is part of the disaster of our age.
Steven Berkowitz
New York
