Extreme Climate Control Membrane Structures

Cathcart, Richard B.; Ćirković, Milan M.

doi:10.1007/1-4020-4604-9_9

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“…A variety of climate control measures have been proposed, ranging from the use of thousands of small mirrors (e.g. Angel, 2006), the creation of an artificial planetary ring of particles or parasols (Pearson et al , 2006), the positioning of a large rotating lens between the Sun and the Earth (Teller et al , 1997) to the encasing of the entire planet with a polyvalent structure (Cathcart and Ćirković, 2006). Calculations have shown that to offset a doubled pre‐industrial atmospheric concentration of CO 2 would require an approximate 2% decrease in solar radiation input (Royal Society, 2009).…”

Section: Planetary Solar Radiation Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engineering geo‐engineering

Fox

Chapman

2011

Meteorological Applications

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This paper reviews the geo-engineering approach to tackling climate change. The failure of the 15 th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP15) to obtain a legally binding emissions reduction agreement makes the deployment of geo-engineering solutions an increasingly attractive proposition. This review looks at a variety of global and local approaches to geo-engineering covering solar radiation management and carbon cycle engineering and attempts to assess the feasibility of the technologies from an engineering perspective. However, despite the plethora of ideas generated by the science community, it still appears that much work remains to be done in the initial engineering assessment of these techniques and this is a major hurdle to overcome before any geo-engineering scheme can be fully considered. Hence, the paper concludes by calling for the instigation of national and international programmes of research at the feasibility level, to inform discussions regarding future possible deployment of small scale, local geo-engineering and adaptation measures.

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Section: Planetary Solar Radiation Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Engineering geo‐engineering

Fox

Chapman

2011

Meteorological Applications

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“…Boyd (2008) ranks the various geo‐engineering schemes that have been proposed to mitigate climate change but cautions that many of them have unwanted and costly side‐effects. Cathcart and Ćirković (2006) describe enclosing the entire Earth's atmosphere with a ‘polyvalent roof’ so that weather and climate become an ‘air‐conditioning’ issue! The Royal Society (2009) has just published the report ‘Geo‐engineering the Climate’ which looks at the current ideas for extracting carbon from the atmosphere and reducing the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface.…”

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Communicating the value of atmospheric services

Thornes

Bloss

Bouzarovski

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Meteorological Applications

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ABSTRACT:The atmosphere is one of the most valuable resources on the planet and yet because it is largely invisible it tends to be taken for granted and is increasingly being exploited and commodified. This paper presents 12 Atmospheric Services that are vital to human well-being and the existence of the biosphere. The Total Economic Value of the atmosphere is estimated to be at least between 100 and 1000 times the Gross World Product (GWP was approximately £43 Trillion in 2008). It is only by appreciating the value of the atmosphere to society that we can understand how we need to communicate sustainable management of the atmosphere and treat it as a global commons. It is also important to realize which Atmospheric Services are currently under threat. Only by appreciating the full range of services provided by the atmosphere can the real cost of geo-engineering the climate be calculated. Before geo-engineering of the climate can ever be considered seriously a Law of the Atmosphere will be required.

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