Dossier
Geoengineering
Coverage of Geoengineering in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Experts Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann, and Valerie Masson-Delmotte warn against the risks of geoengineering, particularly solar geoengineering, as a techno-optimistic solution to climate change. They criticize the focus on 'quick fixes' to offset slow progress in reducing carbon emissions and highlight concerns about planetary risks.
- Geoengineering can thicken Arctic sea ice, but for how long?
Two companies are using geoengineering to thicken Arctic sea ice by pumping water onto it and freezing it. Only one trial found this method delayed summer melting.