Geoengineering, the deliberate large-scale manipulation of Earth’s climate systems, has emerged from academic debate to become a potential last resort in the fight against runaway climate change. These interventions carry enormous risks and plans should include them as last choices after all other strategies.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned that limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is essential to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change[i]. Yet, current trajectories suggest far more severe warming is coming. A study published in Nature Climate Change shows that there is a significant risk of ...
