Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 9 diary
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit meets controversy, forest finance guide published and there are calls to keep geoengineering experiments in the lab The post Hyderabad biodiversity talks: day 9...
View ArticleEU ditches subsidies for unsustainable biofuel technologies
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC including the latest from the UN biodiversity summit in Hyderabad, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST The post EU ditches subsidies for...
View ArticleUN agreement urges caution over geoengineering tests
CBD COP11: Small scale experiments with scientific value can continue, but funds must not be directed away from climate change mitigation efforts The post UN agreement urges caution over geoengineering...
View ArticleClimate geoengineering: Is crushed rock the answer?
Marine experts in Germany conclude crushed minerals dropped in oceans could absorb significant quantities of carbon dioxide The post Climate geoengineering: Is crushed rock the answer? appeared first...
View ArticleGeoengineering could create more questions than answers
Even if the science brought about a quick fix for climate change, political and ethical obstacles could be hard to overcome The post Geoengineering could create more questions than answers appeared...
View ArticleGeoengineering could cause drought in Sahel
Attempts to tackle climate change by altering the atmosphere could even trigger disaster in a drought-prone region of Africa, a study suggests The post Geoengineering could cause drought in Sahel...
View ArticleScientists warn earth cooling proposals are no climate “silver bullet”
Geoengineering the world out of dangerous climate change without cutting carbon emissions sounds an attractive idea - but will it work? The post Scientists warn earth cooling proposals are no climate...
View ArticleGeoengineering ‘parasols’ could protect world’s coral reefs
The world’s coral reefs are under threat. Some scientists say doses of cloud brightening could provide a solution to the problem. The post Geoengineering ‘parasols’ could protect world’s coral reefs...
View ArticleUK conservatives launch ‘climate sceptic’ fightback
Morning summary: Climate change minister Greg Barker calls for 'new generation of energy entrepreneurs' to help cut bills and make sector greener The post UK conservatives launch ‘climate sceptic’...
View ArticleRussia urges UN’s IPCC climate report to include geoengineering
Guardian: Russian government is asking for 'planet hacking' to be included in the climate science report, leaked documents show The post Russia urges UN’s IPCC climate report to include geoengineering...
View ArticleClean energy investments under attack from Australian government
Morning summary: Abbott to stop Clean Energy Finance Corporation; women leaders tells Obama to scrap Keystone; and animals need to be genetically modified The post Clean energy investments under attack...
View ArticleReducing sunlight unlikely to cool earth – scientists
Idea that we can address global warming by engineering the atmosphere rebuffed by scientists in USA and Germany The post Reducing sunlight unlikely to cool earth – scientists appeared first on Climate...
View ArticleUN climate experts warn geoengineering may be essential
Thursday's top 5: World may need to suck CO2 out of air, China becomes one of world's largest historical emitters, senators push for Keystone approval The post UN climate experts warn geoengineering...
View ArticleGeoengineering lacks popular support say researchers
Scientists are increasingly looking to more radical schemes to curb global warming, but the more radical proposals are not liked by the general public The post Geoengineering lacks popular support say...
View ArticleGeoengineering creeps from sci-fi to reality
ANALYSIS: Scientists, artists and policymakers pondered whether to hack the planet at a meeting in Berlin this week The post Geoengineering creeps from sci-fi to reality appeared first on Climate Home...
View ArticleWhy we need to stop talking about ‘geoengineering’
COMMENT: Lumping all 'geoengineering' techniques under one label risks making sensible options guilty by association The post Why we need to stop talking about ‘geoengineering’ appeared first on...
View ArticleGeoengineering: Pumping iron into oceans could backfire
NEWS: Iron fertilisation of oceans stimulates carbon sucking plankton, but could also lead to rise in CO2 emitting sea-life The post Geoengineering: Pumping iron into oceans could backfire appeared...
View ArticleCould geoengineering make climate change worse?
NEWS: Resorting to geoengineering to tackle climate change would be an admission of failure, UK scientists say The post Could geoengineering make climate change worse? appeared first on Climate Home -...
View ArticleScientists warn against geoengineering as short-term climate fix
NEWS: ‘Irresponsible’ to rely on techniques to strip carbon or reflect sunlight to slow global warming, EU analysis concludes The post Scientists warn against geoengineering as short-term climate fix...
View ArticleScientists pour cold water on ocean geoengineering idea
NEWS: Fertilising algae with iron filings is no easy climate fix, study finds, as benefits in one region will be offset elsewhere The post Scientists pour cold water on ocean geoengineering idea...
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