Geoengineering the climate

Conference · Tue Jun 18 00:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5470579

MacCracken, M C

Although much can be done to limit greenhouse gas emissions by conservation, improvements in efficiency, and use of alternative technologies, the use of fossil fuels at rates even sharply reduced from US per capita values will lead to rapidly increasing global concentrations of greenhouse gases. The available alternatives then become adapting to the changes, switching to alternative energy sources (e.g., solar, nuclear), or actively taking control of atmospheric composition and/or the climate. This note reviews options for geoengineering the climate. 18 refs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5470579
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-108014; CONF-9106267-1; ON: DE91017654
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on the engineering response to global climate change, Palm Coast, FL (United States), 1-6 Jun 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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