Description
Geoengineering Responses to Climate Change, 2013
Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology
Coordinators: Lenton Tim, Vaughan Naomi
Language: EnglishSubjects for Geoengineering Responses to Climate Change:
Keywords
Biochar; Carbon Dioxide Sequestration; Climate Change Remediation; Climate Change Remediation Sustainability; Cloud Albedo Enhancement; Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology; Geoengineering Policy; Solar Radiation Management; Stratospheric Aerosols solar Radiation Management; Sunshades Solar Radiation Management; Climate change management; climate change
Publication date: 01-2015
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 12-2012
199 p. · 15.5x23.5 cm
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1. Introduction
2. Sunshades for Solar Radiation Management
3. Stratospheric Aerosols for Solar Radiation Management
4. Solar Radiation Management, Cloud Albedo Enhancement
5. Ocean Fertilization for Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere
6. Biochar, Tool for Climate Change Mitigation and Soil Management
7. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Weathering Approaches to
8. Geoengineering Policy and Governance Issues
Index
Examines the potential of geoengineering technologies to contribute to the goal of restricting global warming to within 2°C of preindustrial levels
Discusses carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation management (SDR)
Places the technologies discussed in their proper social, political, and ethical contexts
Provides valuable insights for audiences ranging from researchers and industry experts to policy makers and university-level students