Author : Frank Rusco
Release : 2011-05
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 834/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Climate Change: A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts by : Frank Rusco
Download or read book Climate Change: A Coordinated Strategy Could Focus Federal Geoengineering Research and Inform Governance Efforts written by Frank Rusco. This book was released on 2011-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policymakers have raised questions about geoengineering (GE) -- large-scale deliberate interventions in the earth's climate system to diminish climate change or its impacts -- and its role in a broader strategy of mitigating and adapting to climate change. Most GE proposals fall into 2 categories: carbon dioxide removal, which would remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and solar radiation management, which would offset temperature increases by reflecting sunlight back into space. This report examined: (1) the state of GE science; (2) federal involvement in GE; and (3) the views of experts and federal officials about the extent to which federal laws and international agreements apply to GE, and any governance challenges. A print on demand pub.