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The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering
Oxford University Press
April 2014
On Sale: March 25, 2014
264 pages
ISBN: 030020521X
EAN: 9780300205213
Kindle: B00BFCDM0C
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Non-Fiction
This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed, and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years. The question βcan the crisis be avoided?β has been superseded by a more frightening one, βwhat can be done to prevent the devastation of the living world?β And the disturbing answer, now under wide discussion both within and outside the scientific community, is to seize control of the very climate of the Earth itself. Clive Hamilton begins by exploring the range of technologies now being developed in the field of geoengineering--the intentional, enduring, large-scale manipulation of Earthβs climate system. He lays out the arguments for and against climate engineering, and reveals the extent of vested interests linking researchers, venture capitalists, and corporations. He then examines what it means for human beings to be making plans to control the planetβs atmosphere, probes the uneasiness we feel with the notion of exercising technological mastery over nature, and challenges the ways we think about ourselves and our place in the natural world.
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