{"id":79601,"date":"2023-09-18T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/09\/18\/geoengineering-the-planets-climate-comes-with-dangerous-potential-side-effects\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T01:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T01:00:05","slug":"geoengineering-the-planets-climate-comes-with-dangerous-potential-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/09\/18\/geoengineering-the-planets-climate-comes-with-dangerous-potential-side-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoengineering the planet\u2019s climate comes with dangerous potential side effects"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Experts call for a global moratorium on geoengineering efforts<\/strong>:<\/strong> Experts have voiced concerns about geoengineering the planet's climate \u2014 like managing the sun\u2019s radiation \u2014 to mitigate the effects of climate change as greenhouse gas emissions continue rising, The Guardian<\/a> writes. Geoengineering is among the most controversial methods of mitigating the effects of rapid climate change, yet no agreements are in place on how countries or businesses should implement it. The Climate Overshoot Commission<\/a> has called for more resources to be put into adapting to extreme weather effects, phasing out fossil fuels, and adapting more technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCUS) and direct air capture (DAC).<\/p>\n

Effective but tricky:<\/strong> Geoengineering\u2019s main focus is managing the amount of solar radiation that reaches the Earth's surface by injecting chemicals into the atmosphere to whiten clouds so they reflect more sunlight or setting up mirrors in Earth's orbit. The panel warned that the effect of these activities is not yet fully understood and they could have dangerous impacts<\/a> on climate patterns and agricultural production. Geoengineering also does not address the increasing acidity of the ocean, which absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. There is also the risk of a termination shock<\/a> if geoengineering is used, then stopped, while emissions continue rising.<\/p>\n

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