Geo Engineering

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam on solid waste management and sanitation in Patna, 20/05/2025

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …

Methane controls before risky geoengineering, please

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions will be vital in the long run, but we should start by tackling methane, says Kirk Smith.

The worst-case scenario

Stephen Schneider explores what a world with 1,000 parts per million of CO2 in its atmosphere might look like.

Great white hope

Geoengineering schemes, such as brightening clouds, are being talked about ever more widely. In the third of three features, Oliver Morton looks at how likely they are to work.

Time to act

Without a solid commitment from the world

Geoengineering could dim lights on solar power

Plans to cool the planet by creating a sunshade could cut the amount of electricity generated by solar power.

We need another kind of scientist to save the world

One point repeatedly made at last week's climate change congress in Copenhagen was that formulating an action plan to curb climate change is not the job of scientists. (Editorial)

Hacking the planet: The only climate solution left?

We may soon have no choice but to fiddle more directly with the climate

The time has come to re-engineer the planet

Once written off as sci-fi fantasy, geoengineering now looks like the last best hope to avert harmful climate change. (Editorial)

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