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Geoengineering

By: William C. G. Burns
In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change
Edited by: S. George Philander
Subject:Climatography, Environmental Sociology, International Environment
Keywords:aerosols; albedo; clouds; geoengineering; injections; radiation; solar radiation

Climate change geoengineering, defined by the Royal Society as “deliberate large-scale manipulation of the planetary environment to counteract anthropogenic climate change” was until recently considered outside the mainstream of climate policymaking.

However, the mode of response by the world community in addressing ...

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  Burns, W. (2012). Geoengineering. In S. Philander (Ed.), Encyclopedia of global warming & climate change (Vol. 1, pp. 613-615). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n297
  
  Burns, William C. G. "Geoengineering." In Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd ed.edited by Philander, S. George, 613-15. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n297.
  
  Burns, W. 2012. Geoengineering. In: S. George Philander Editor, 2012. Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 613-615 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n297> [Accessed 10 Apr 2021].
  
  Burns, William C. G. "Geoengineering." Encyclopedia of Global Warming & Climate Change. Edited by S. George Philander.2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2012, pp. 613-15. SAGE Knowledge. 10 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452218564.n297.
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