Publication Date:
2011-12-21
Description:
After the collapse of international climate policy in Copenhagen in December 2009, the tale of geoengineering, promising end-of-the-chimney fixes for anthropogenic global warming, has become increasingly popular (1). This is essentially a tale of two fairies (2): the rather wicked one conjures up solar radiation management (SRM), and the tolerably good one delivers CO2 removal through schemes like industrial “air capture” (IAC). Unfortunately, a study by House et al. (3) pours lots of cold water on the hot IAC stuff. Most notably, the authors maintain that the total systems costs of IAC (factoring in all pertinent processes, materials, and structures)...
Keywords:
Sustainability Science
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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