It has been argued that geo-engineering is an adaptation to global warming. It allows TNC's, humans and governments to avoid facing the facts that global warming is a crisis that needs to be dealt with head-on by reducing emissions and implementing green technologies, rather than developing ways to control the environment and ultimately allow Greenhouse Gases to continue to be released into the atmosphere.
It has been argued that geo-engineering is a response to global warming. It allows TNCs, humans, and governments to avoid facing the reality that global warming is an urgent crisis requiring immediate action through reduced emissions and green technologies, rather than devising ways to control the environment and continue releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.