Introduction -- Stopping climate change. What is climate change? / Enviropedia ; How NASA defines and studies climate change / Dan Stillman and Denise Miller ; Climate change threatens crop yield / Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ; Climate change has increased the intensity and frequency of severe weather events / Union of Concerned Scientists ; Rising temperatures encourage the spread of disease / Michaeleen Doucleff ; Coordinated efforts to mitigate climate change are lacking / Ken Caldeira and David W. Keith -- Current geoengineering theories. Solar radiation management involves both risks and benefits / M. Granger Morgan and Katharine Ricke ; Rushing to implement SRM would be unethical / Genevieve Wanucha ; CO₂ removal technology still years away / Bobby Magill ; We should proceed with solar geoengineering -- cautiously / Garth Heutel -- Why a global effort is needed. The whole world must cooperate when battling climate change / Jennifer Morgan ; Results of past international environmental agreements / Council on Foreign Relations ; Younger people are the future / Dana Nuccitelli ; Climate change requires both global and local problem solving / Mike Muller ; Possible negative effects of geoengineering must be considered before it's implemented / Jane A. Flegal and Andrew Maynard ; Understanding why people support some mathods of geoengineering over others / Thomas Bateman and Kieran O'Connor -- Looking to the future. What does mitigation mean? / Henry D. Jacoby and Anthony C. Janetos ; The Paris Agreement is a key to the solution / David Waskow and Jennifer Morgan ; People are more comfortable supporting "natural" forms of geoengineering / Anita Talberg and Tim Flannery ; Geoengineering is everyone's business / Rob Bellamy ; The potential benefits of geoengineering are too great to not cooperate / David A. Dana.
Summary:
Geoengineering is the deliberate manipulation of the environment in an attempt to counteract the harmful effects of human-influenced climate change. It's intended as a solution, but it also can create unintended consequences. When scientists and political leaders can't even agree on the extent of climate change, it can seem hopeless to think they will come together to work on solutions. This enlightening resource offers perspectives from experts in the field today, making clear why this topic attracts such controversy and what can be done in the future to help our planet-- Provided by publisher.
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