„But sadly, instead of science, what we get from Geostorm is an apocalypse porn. The movie over-indulgences style over substance, obsessing on the pandemonium special effects rather than on the science. This is a shame and missed opportunity because Geostorm addresses some very pertinent issues today: climate change and the role of geoengineering.„
German newspaper interview with Frank Keutsch.
German newspaper article on albedo modification.
„The first steps in technology are already on the table. A few scientists are exploring the possibilities of geoengineering, including the release of particles and chemicals into the sea and atmosphere in order to counteract climate change. As biodiversity is stripped away and replaced by artifacts the world will be run less by nature and more by human terranauts.“
„Earlier this month, a major international conference on climate engineering* (also known as ‘geoengineering’) wrapped up in Berlin attracting headlines around the world. Next week, I’m travelling to a smaller academic meeting on the ethics and governance of climate engineering research. Next year, two outdoor tests of climate modification technologies are scheduled to begin. The topic of climate engineering is consequential and timely enough to warrant some serious blog-space. Climate engineering is exactly the sort of technology that may characterize the Plastocene Epoch (for which this blog is named). Not only is climate engineering a big deal, the politics surrounding it is changing fast.“
Svoboda, Toby (2017): Engineering the Climate. The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management. In Environmental Ethics 39 (1), pp.[nbsp]101–104. DOI: 10.5840/enviroethics20173917.
„‚Engineering the Climate‘ makes an important contribution to addressing many of theses issues.“
„Some scientists advocate another solution: Apply new technologies to correct the harms of the old. Using technology to engineer the climate itself, these experts claim, could be the best way to ensure humanity continues to thrive and survive on this planet. The trouble is that large-scale engineering of this sort has never been attempted, and critics worry about the consequences of getting it wrong. Want a little insight into this debate? Here are some of the interesting ethical questions surrounding climate engineering.“
„Reducing carbon emissions is the only solution we know will work, while there are already safer and proven ways to pull CO2 from the atmosphere, writes Barbara Unmüßig.“
Dutch newspaper article. „The world is struggling to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. At the same time, a new technological wonder is finding more and more people. Geo-engineering – the large-scale manipulation of natural systems on earth – has become popular as a way to eliminate the negative effects of climate change.“ (Google translate)
„The prospect of limiting global warming through ‘negative emissions’ is bleak“
