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Climate Intervention : reflecting sunlight to cool Earth /

"The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Climate Intervention by Modifying Earth's Albedo
  • Technical Analysis of Possible Albedo Modification Techniques
  • Governance of Research and Other Sociopolitical Considerations
  • Way Forward
  • References
  • Appendix A: Statement of Task for the Committee
  • Appendix B: Committee Biographies
  • Appendix C: Planned Weather Modification
  • Appendix D: Volcanic Eruptions as Analogues for Albedo Modification
  • Appendix E: Discussion of Feasibility of Albedo Modification Technologies
  • Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations.