Geoengineering responses to climate change selected entries from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology Tim Lenton, Naomi Vaughan, editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lenton, Tim (Timothy), editors.

Vaughan, Naomi, editors.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental geotechnology.

Climate change mitigation.

Climatic changes.

Climate Change.

Chemistry, Inorganic.

climate change.

inorganic chemistry.

Medical Subjects:

Climate Change.

Chemistry, Inorganic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY Springer [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Failure by the international community to make substantive progress in reducing CO2 emissions, coupled with recent evidence of accelerating climate change, has brought increasing urgency to the search for additional remediation approaches. This book presents a selection of state-of-the-art geoengineering methods for deliberately reducing the effects of anthropogenic climate change, either by actively removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere or by decreasing the amount of sunlight absorbed at the Earth's surface. These methods contrast with more conventional mitigation approaches which focus on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. Geoengineering technologies could become a key tool to be used in conjunction with emissions reduction to limit the magnitude of climate change. Featuring authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, this book presents a wide range of climate change remediation technologies. 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

Contents:

Introduction Timothy M. Lenton, Naomi E. Vaughan Sunshades for Solar Radiation Management Daniel J. Lunt Stratospheric Aerosols for Solar Radiation Management Ben Kravitz Solar Radiation Management, Cloud Albedo Enhancement Stephen H. Salter Ocean Fertilization for Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere Philip W. Boyd Biochar, Tool for Climate Change Mitigation and Soil Management Simon Shackley, Saran Sohi, Rodrigo Ibarrola Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Weathering Approaches to R.D. Schuiling Geoengineering Policy and Governance Issues Sean Low, Nigel Moore, Zhewen Chen

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Other Format:

Print version Geoengineering responses to climate change

ISBN:

9781461457701

146145770X

1461457696

9781461457695

1283934345

9781283934343

OCLC:

823247410

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