geo-engineering

A set of proposals to engineer the environment to counter the effects of global warming. Proposals include the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by fertilizing the oceans with iron and reducing the amount of incoming solar energy (to cause global dimming) by either injecting aerosols into the upper atmosphere or installing mirrors in space.

aerosol,
carbon capture and storage,
carbon dioxide,
environment,
global dimming,
global warming

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