Geoengineering
- Geoengineering Planet Earth
Feb 10, 2015 -- The National Academy of Sciences outlines a research agenda
Groundbreaking New Report on Geoengineering Tackles Carbon Dioxide The Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Is geoengineering a bad idea? The Guardian
Can technical fixes provide a viable solution to climate change or are they a high-risk, irresponsible distraction from the need to cut carbon emissions? Illustration showing various geoengineering technologies. Has the time come to seriously consider ...
National Academy of Sciences urges steps for reduction in Carbon Emissions PerfScience
The National Academy of Sciences has launched two reports that call for more research into geo-engineering methods. The panel has also urged to reduce carbon emissions. As per the Oxford Geoengineering Programme ...
Scientists urge deeper look at re-engineering climate to cool Earth The Denver Post
Government-backed scientists Tuesday called for research and testing of last-ditch "climate interventions" — to cool the planet by blocking sunlight or by capturing and burying carbon dioxide ...
Science panel bats for Geoengineering research to counter climate change Wall Street Hedge
Observing the potentially dangerous impacts of the global warming and climatic degradation on the planet in coming decades, a scientific panel on Tuesday voiced for more extensive research work on advanced technology called geoengineering ...
Panel Proposes Radical Tests for Re-Engineering Earth's Climate ABC40
CLIMATE CHANGE — A large majority of international climate scientists say it may already be too late to stop climate change by conservation alone. That's why they're considering a radical approach that involves re-engineering Earth's ...
US scientists say 'climate intervention' strategies are unlikely to work Business Insider
Miami (AFP) - Attempts to curb climate change by capturing carbon underground or geo-engineering to help the Earth better reflect incoming sunlight are nowhere near ready for use, a US panel of scientists said. "There is no substitute for dramatic reductions ...
Geoengineering should not replace cutting emissions, say scientists Blue & Green Tomorrow
Geoengineering should not yet be deployed as a solution to climate change or replace cutting emissions, according to the US National Academy of Science. The organisation called for more research into the area ...
Panel Urges Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate Change New York Times
With the planet facing potentially severe impacts from global warming in coming decades, a government-sponsored scientific panel on Tuesday called for more research on geoengineering — technologies to deliberately intervene in nature ...
Man-made climate change may need man-made remedies, science panel says Los Angeles Times
Alarmed by the rapid pace of climate change, a key federal science panel is urging a major research effort into high-tech schemes that could cool the planet if prevention fails, potentially including giant machines to suck greenhouse gases from the air, aerosol ...
Can 'climate intervention' help fend off global warming? Christian Science Monitor
The National Academy of Sciences outlines a research agenda for two broad approaches that may be needed as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
Elite science panel calls on US to study climate modification Washington Post
The first thing to understand about geoengineering – intentional modification of the climate system to counter the effects of global warming – is that we shouldn't even be having a conversation about geoengineering.
Can 'climate intervention' help fend off global warming? Christian Science Monitor
The National Academy of Sciences outlines a research agenda for two broad approaches that may be needed as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise ...
Controversial Method Of Addressing Climate Change Needs More Study Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- A pair of reports from one of the country's leading scientific bodies suggests that while geoengineering should not be treated as the solution to climate change, it merits further investigation. The National Academy of Sciences ...
Advent of geoengineering may help lower temperature of debate over climate ... Phys.Org
Geoengineering, an emerging technology aimed at counteracting the effects of human-caused climate change, also has the potential to counteract political polarization over global warming, according to a new study.
Scientists urge more research on climate intervention R & D Magazine
Deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, while necessary, may not happen soon enough to stave off climate catastrophe. So, in addition, the world may need to resort to so-called geoengineering approaches that aim to deliberately control the planet's climate.
Continue Funding Climate Research, Report Says: Radical New Technology ... Tech Times
Should radical technologies to reduce global warming be explored, utilizing federal dollars? A new report says "yes." The National Research Council (NRC) has compiled a new report which concluded ...
Geoengineering and the folly of playing God with the planet Washington Post (blog)
There's this wild, grandiose idea – mostly discussed in academic circles – that we could offset and reverse the effects of global warming by intentionally spraying reflective particles high into the atmosphere. “[It] would mimic the effects of a volcanic eruption”
CU-Boulder professor: Climate intervention carries unknown risks Boulder Daily Camera
Birds fly past at sunset as smoke emits from a chimney at a factory in Ahmadabad, India, in this December file photo. The National Research Council's Committee on Geoengineering Climate released findings from two reports ...
Rethinking the unthinkable The Guardian
A new report from the US National Academies looks at the 'wildly, utterly, howlingly barking mad' idea of geoengineering the climate. Jack Stilgoe, a sociologist who has spent the last three years working with geoengineering researchers, takes an early look.
Scientists Confirm Hacking the Weather to Cool the Planet Is Bonkers Gizmodo
Geoengineering, i.e. tinkering with the climate to stop the rising tides of climate change, is a provocative and frankly still kinda crazy idea. Officially. Two long-awaited reports from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) out today say as much ...
Controversial Plan of 'Geoengineering' To Stop Global Warming ... The Inquisitr
A “far out” plan to combat global warming could be in the works, according to some scientists, and has them a bit frightened. You might have heard of “geoengineering.” It's the highly controversial theory that humans could slow, stop, or even reverse global ...
Geoengineering Last Effort to Reverse Climate Change Guardian Liberty Voice
Geoengineering is an idea that has been around for decades to reverse climate change to be used as a last-ditch effort to save the Earth from increased levels of greenhouse gases. A two-volume report regarding efforts to reverse climate change ...
Panel Urges More Research on Geoengineering as a Tool Against Climate ... New York Times
With the planet facing potentially severe impacts from global warming in coming decades, a government-sponsored scientific panel on Tuesday called for more research on geoengineering — technologies to deliberately intervene in nature ...
Elite science panel calls on US to study climate modification Washington Post
The first thing to understand about geoengineering – intentional modification of the climate system to counter the effects of global warming – is that we shouldn't even be having a conversation about geoengineering. Just convening that conversation ...
Scientists: We Cannot Geoengineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis The Nation
When Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, the volcano shot 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere. Those particles reflected enough sunlight to cool the Earth by about one degree Fahrenheight—a temporary phenomenon ...
Geoengineering: The Bad Idea We Need to Stop Climate Change Bloomberg
The 2013 movie Snowpiercer took a fanciful look at what might happen if human attempts to engineer the climate were to go awry. A pair of reports from the National Research Council offers a sober, reality-based look ...
Scientists Are Pretty Terrified About These Last-Minute Fixes to Global Warming Mother Jones
The most comprehensive study to date on geoengineering says we probably shouldn't do it—at least not yet. —By Tim McDonnell. | Tue Feb. 10, 2015 11:00 AM EST. Email. Post. Johnno/Flickr. You might have heard of "geoengineering."
US should fund climate engineering research, report concludes Science AAAS
A panel of the National Research Council is calling for federal funding of research into two controversial areas of climate science: removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and albedo modification, or shading the planet from the sun ...
Geoengineering No Substitute for Carbon Cuts InsideClimate News
The idea of geoengineering to reverse climate change has been around since the 1960s. The two-volume NAS report says cutting GHGs is the only solution ...
Climate intervention is not a replacement for reducing carbon emissions ... Phys.Org
There is no substitute for dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate the negative consequences of climate change, a National Research Council committee concluded in a two-volume evaluation of proposed climate-intervention techniques.
Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth's Thermostat KUNC
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average. Before anyone tries to cool the ...
In Geoengineering Study, Science Academy Sees Merit in CO2 Removal, Risk ... New York Times (Dot Earth blog)
Global warming might be slowed by removing accumulating heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the air or blocking some sunlight (click for more). A science panel found that cutting emissions remains the prime priority ...
Scientists urge global 'wake-up call' to deal with climate change The Guardian
"The likelihood of eventually considering last-ditch efforts to address damage from climate change grows with every year of inaction on emissions control," says US National Academy of Science report.
These are the impacts of climate change we will never be able to fix Business Insider
No shortcut for stopping climate change, federal report finds The Hill
Federal researchers gave poor reviews Tuesday to “geoengineering” strategies that aim to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or reduce their global warming effects. A two-volume report issued by the National Research Council (NRC) concluded ...
Geoengineering should not be used as a climate fix yet, says US science academy Business Green
Climate change has advanced so rapidly that the time has come to look at options for a planetary-scale intervention, the National Academy of Science said on Tuesday. But it was categorical that such 'geoengineering' should not currently be deployed ...
Scientists are pretty nervous about geoengineering Grist
You might have heard of “geoengineering.” It's the highly controversial theory that humans could slow, stop, or even reverse global warming by “hacking” the planet with epic technological feats that would alter the chemical composition of the atmosphere.
Climate Overwhelms Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Centralia Chronicle
Battles rage between the sun-Earth climate system proponents and carbon dioxide global warming believers. However, the sun-Earth climate system has now completely overpowered the carbon dioxide global warming fairy tale as our sun cools.
Politics of Climate Change: How International Relations Rely on Global Warming ... Newsmax.com
The politics of climate change provides one of the greatest challenges of 21st century diplomacy and international governance. According to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, "Given the many different stakeholders and communities ...
Climate Geoengineering Research Should Go Forward, Says National Academy ... Reason (blog)
Recommendation 2: The Committee recommends research and development investment to improve methods of carbon dioxide removal and disposal at scales that would have a global impact on reducing greenhouse warming, in particular to minimize ...
Scientists Suggest Testing Climate Engineering MIT Technology Review (blog)
A report from the National Academy of Sciences says inaction on greenhouse-gas emissions makes resorting to geoengineering more likely. Why It Matters. Climate change threatens to have huge social and economic ...
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