Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth

Author(s)
Anonymous
Parent Collection
The National Academies Press: Consensus Study Reports
Publisher
National Academies Press
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Use of Materials on the OEC
Discipline(s)
Engineering
Environmental Health
Life and Environmental Sciences
Topics
Catastrophes, Hazards, Disasters
Controversies
Emerging Technologies
Geoengineering
Public Well-being
Responsible Innovation
Safety
Security
Sustainability
Expert Reports
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This report examines albedo modification (changing the fraction of incoming solar radiation that reaches the surface) and includes consideration of the social, political, ethical, and legal issues with this area of research. In chapter 4, it identifies and discusses ethical issues surrounding doing research in this area and considers issues with the deployment of these methods.

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