climate engineering

How cleaning up shipping cut pollution—and warmed the planet

Posted in Science on 23rd Jul, 2024
by Alex Muller

IMO 2020 aimed to reduce sulfur in shipping fuels from 3.5% to 0.5% to improve air quality and public health. The regulation has indeed lowered sulfur dioxide and ammonia levels near ports, but it has also led to increased warming.

Geo-engineering: Climate fixes 'could harm billions'

Posted in Science on 26th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

Schemes to tackle climate change could prove disastrous for billions of people, but might be required for the good of the planet, scientists say.

Adjusting Earths thermostat, with caution

Posted in Featured, Science on 25th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

With so much at stake, transparency is essential. But the science of climate engineering is also widely misunderstood.

Climate Engineering: What does the public think?

Posted in Featured, Science on 13th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller

Some scientists think that climate engineering approaches will be required to combat the inexorable rise in atmospheric CO2 due to the burning of fossil fuels.