What if we could engineer the planet to help fight climate change?

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Publication Date February 2021
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Efforts to curb carbon emissions are falling short. As climate change impacts become all too clear, geoengineering is again in the spotlight. Some see it as a last-resort option to fight climate change. Detractors highlight the risks and uncertainties. Will governments end up ‘tinkering with Earth's thermostat’?

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This EPRS At a Glance is part of the series Scientific Foresight: What if?.

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