Climate engineering reconsidered

Barrett, Scott, Lenton, Timothy M., Millner, Antony, Tavoni, Alessandro ORCID: 0000-0002-2057-5720, Carpenter, Stephen, Anderies, John M., Chapin, F. Stuart, Crépin, Anne-Sophie, Daily, Gretchen, Ehrlich, Paul, Folke, Carl, Galaz, Victor, Hughes, Terry, Kautsky, Nils, Lambin, Eric F., Naylor, Rosamond, Nyborg, Karine, Polasky, Stephen, Scheffer, Marten, Wilen, James, Xepapadeas, Anastasios and de Zeeuw, Aart (2014) Climate engineering reconsidered. Nature Climate Change, 4 (7). pp. 527-529. ISSN 1758-678X

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Abstract

Stratospheric injection of sulphate aerosols has been advocated as an emergency geoengineering measure to tackle dangerous climate change, or as a stop-gap until atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are reduced. But it may not prove to be the game-changer that some imagine.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2014 Nature Publishing Group
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
JEL classification:	Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q56 - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Equity
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2014 14:03
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2024 19:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58139

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