A combined mitigation/geo-engineering approach to climate stabilization

Wigley, T. M. L. (2006) A combined mitigation/geo-engineering approach to climate stabilization. Science, 314 (5798). pp. 452-454. ISSN 1095-9203

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Abstract

Projected anthropogenic warming and increases in CO2 concentration present a twofold threat, both from climate changes and from CO2 directly through increasing the acidity of the oceans. Future climate change may be reduced through mitigation (reductions in greenhouse gas emissions) or through geoengineering. Most geoengineering approaches, however, do not address the problem of increasing ocean acidity. A combined mitigation/geoengineering strategy could remove this deficiency. Here we consider the deliberate injection of sulfate aerosol precursors into the stratosphere. This action could substantially offset future warming and provide additional time to reduce human dependence on fossil fuels and stabilize CO2 concentrations cost-effectively at an acceptable level.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
Depositing User:	Rachel Snow
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2011 13:19
Last Modified:	29 May 2024 16:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/27950
DOI:	10.1126/science.1131728

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