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Pandora's Toolbox: The Hopes and Hazards of Climate Intervention

AUTHOR Smith, Wake
PUBLISHER Cambridge University Press (03/24/2022)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Reaching net zero emissions will not be the end of the climate struggle, but only the end of the beginning. For centuries thereafter, temperatures will remain elevated; climate damages will continue to accrue and sea levels will continue to rise. Even the urgent and utterly essential task of reaching net zero cannot be achieved rapidly by emissions reductions alone. To hasten net zero and minimize climate damages thereafter, we will also need massive carbon removal and storage. We may even need to reduce incoming solar radiation in order to lower unacceptably high temperatures. Such unproven and potentially risky climate interventions raise mind-blowing questions of governance and ethics. Pandora's Toolbox offers readers an accessible and authoritative introduction to both the hopes and hazards of some of humanity's most controversial technologies, which may nevertheless provide the key to saving our world.
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ISBN-13: 9781316518434
ISBN-10: 1316518434
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 422
Carton Quantity: 12
Product Dimensions: 6.40 x 0.90 x 9.18 inches
Weight: 1.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Illustrated
Country of Origin: GB
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BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Environmental Economics
Business & Economics | Environmental - General
Dewey Decimal: 628.532
Library of Congress Control Number: 2044328156
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Reaching net zero emissions will not be the end of the climate struggle, but only the end of the beginning. For centuries thereafter, temperatures will remain elevated; climate damages will continue to accrue and sea levels will continue to rise. Even the urgent and utterly essential task of reaching net zero cannot be achieved rapidly by emissions reductions alone. To hasten net zero and minimize climate damages thereafter, we will also need massive carbon removal and storage. We may even need to reduce incoming solar radiation in order to lower unacceptably high temperatures. Such unproven and potentially risky climate interventions raise mind-blowing questions of governance and ethics. Pandora's Toolbox offers readers an accessible and authoritative introduction to both the hopes and hazards of some of humanity's most controversial technologies, which may nevertheless provide the key to saving our world.
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