LEADER 05078nam 2200613 450 001 9910829137303321 005 20230807221125.0 010 $a0-309-31485-2 010 $a0-309-31483-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000450896 035 $a(EBL)3439848 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001544092 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16136154 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544092 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13261148 035 $a(PQKB)11005720 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3439848 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3439848 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11091757 035 $a(OCoLC)932310861 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000450896 100 $a20150416h20152015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aClimate intervention $ereflecting sunlight to cool earth /$fCommittee on Geoengineering Climate, Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts, Board on Attmospheric Sciences and Climate, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cThe National Academy Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (234 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-31482-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-213). 327 $aFront Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Climate Intervention by Modifying Earth's Albedo; 3 Technical Analysis of Possible Albedo Modification Techniques; 4 Governance of Research and Other Sociopolitical Considerations; 5 Way Forward; References; Appendix A: Statement of Task for the Committee; Appendix B: Committee Biographies; Appendix C: Planned Weather Modification; Appendix D: Volcanic Eruptions as Analogues for Albedo Modification; Appendix E: Discussion of Feasibility of Albedo Modification Technologies; Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations 330 $a"The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, and the fundamental solution is curbing those emissions. Climate geoengineering has often been considered to be a "last-ditch" response to climate change, to be used only if climate change damage should produce extreme hardship. Although the likelihood of eventually needing to resort to these efforts grows with every year of inaction on emissions control, there is a lack of information on these ways of potentially intervening in the climate system. As one of a two-book report, this volume of Climate Intervention discusses albedo modification - changing the fraction of incoming solar radiation that reaches the surface. This approach would deliberately modify the energy budget of Earth to produce a cooling designed to compensate for some of the effects of warming associated with greenhouse gas increases. The prospect of large-scale albedo modification raises political and governance issues at national and global levels, as well as ethical concerns. Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth discusses some of the social, political, and legal issues surrounding these proposed techniques. It is far easier to modify Earth's albedo than to determine whether it should be done or what the consequences might be of such an action. One serious concern is that such an action could be unilaterally undertaken by a small nation or smaller entity for its own benefit without international sanction and regardless of international consequences. Transparency in discussing this subject is critical. In the spirit of that transparency, Climate Intervention: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool Earth was based on peer-reviewed literature and the judgments of the authoring committee; no new research was done as part of this study and all data and information used are from entirely open sources. By helping to bring light to this topic area, this book will help leaders to be far more knowledgeable about the consequences of albedo modification approaches before they face a decision whether or not to use them."--$cPublisher's description. 606 $aEnvironmental geotechnology 606 $aGlobal warming 606 $aClimatic changes 615 0$aEnvironmental geotechnology. 615 0$aGlobal warming. 615 0$aClimatic changes. 676 $a551.5271 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bDivision on Earth and Life Studies, 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bBoard on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bOcean Studies Board, 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bCommittee on Geoengineering Climate, Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829137303321 996 $aClimate intervention$93999326 997 $aUNINA