1. IntroductionA geoengineering approach for removing atmospheric CO2is growing in the climate science literature and climate policyresearch. The recent Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of TheIntergovernmental Panel on...1. IntroductionA geoengineering approach for removing atmospheric CO2is growing in the climate science literature and climate policyresearch. The recent Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of TheIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014)which provides a clear and up-to-date assessment of the currentstate of scientific knowledge relevant to climate changebrings climate engineering from the fringes of the policydebate into the mainstream. Solar radiation management(SRM) involves large-scale methods that seek to reduce theamount of absorbed solar energy in the climate systems andcould to some degree offset global temperature rise and itseffects.展开更多
文摘1. IntroductionA geoengineering approach for removing atmospheric CO2is growing in the climate science literature and climate policyresearch. The recent Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of TheIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014)which provides a clear and up-to-date assessment of the currentstate of scientific knowledge relevant to climate changebrings climate engineering from the fringes of the policydebate into the mainstream. Solar radiation management(SRM) involves large-scale methods that seek to reduce theamount of absorbed solar energy in the climate systems andcould to some degree offset global temperature rise and itseffects.