Description |
xii, 247 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Why geoengineering? -- Sucking carbon -- Regulating sunlight -- Players and the public -- Promethean dreams -- Atmospheric geopolitics -- Ethical anxieties -- This goodly frame |
Summary |
What if there were a magic bullet to fix our ailing planet? What if it meant seizing control of Earth's climate? Clive Hamilton investigates the huge risks of reaching for desperate measures to save the planet, explains the science accessibly and uncovers the worrying motives of those promoting them |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index |
Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
Subject |
Climate change mitigation.
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Environmental geotechnology.
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Weather control.
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ISBN |
9781743312933 (paperback) |
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