Geoengineering: The Gamble

by Gernot Wagner

Book Overview

Stabilizing the world's climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There's no way around it. But what if that's not enough? What if it's so late in the game that even cutting carbon emissions to zero, tomorrow, wouldn't do?

Enter solar geoengineering.

The principle is simple: attempt to cool Earth by reflecting more sunlight back into space. The primary mechanism, shooting particles into the upper atmosphere, implies more pollution,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509543066
• ISBN13: 9781509543069
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"