Engineering geo-engineering

Meteorological applications

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Timothy A. Fox¹  Lee Chapman² 

[1]Institution of Mechanical Engineers

[2]School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, University of Birmingham

关键词: geo-engineering;    global warming;    climate change;    solar radiation management;    carbon capture;    sequestration;   

DOI  :  10.1002/met.245

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wiley

【 摘 要 】

This paper reviews the geo-engineering approach to tackling climate change. The failure of the 15 th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP15) to obtain a legally binding emissions reduction agreement makes the deployment of geo-engineering solutions an increasingly attractive proposition. This review looks at a variety of global and local approaches to geo-engineering covering solar radiation management and carbon cycle engineering and attempts to assess the feasibility of the technologies from an engineering perspective. However, despite the plethora of ideas generated by the science community, it still appears that much work remains to be done in the initial engineering assessment of these techniques and this is a major hurdle to overcome before any geo-engineering scheme can be fully considered. Hence, the paper concludes by calling for the instigation of national and international programmes of research at the feasibility level, to inform discussions regarding future possible deployment of small scale, local geo-engineering and adaptation measures.

【 授权许可】

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