Also, global warming could be behind Europe’s frigid winter, fracking for natural gas could be a major greenhouse gas culprit, and grass clippings could make a new kind of solar panel
“Ice Shield” Experiment Aims to Cool Mongolian City
Plan aims to boost natural river ice to combat warming temperatures
California Adopts Cap-and-Trade System, Serves as Greenhouse Guinea Pig
California’s new system for trading credits for greenhouse gas emissions will be the most comprehensive in the U.S., and could set an example for other states—and for federal legislation
Sudden climate shifts can occur without warning
Researchers came up empty when looking for warning signs of ancient climate shocks
Can geoengineering halt sea-level rise?
New study finds that extreme approaches work best, but come with risks
The geoengineering genie
Like any human endeavour, geoengineering carries hefty doses of uncertainty, doubt and fear
“We’re living in a zoo. And we’re both the animals and the zookeepers now.”
—physicist David Keith
“It’s a healthy sign that a common first response to geoengineering is revulsion.”
—physicist David Keith, in testimony to the US House of Representatives’ Science and Technology Committee, February 2010
The first geo-engineers
Scientists and science-fiction writers were talking about geoengineering more than 100 years ago
Expensive geoengineering book for free
Eleven out of 14 of the chapters are free from the Royal Society
