Hacking the Climate: Political and Ethical Issues with Geo-Engineering
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Dr. Elizabeth Chalecki will discuss the scientific principles, political and economic issues, and ethical concerns surrounding the climate-altering technologies we know as geo-engineering. From blocking sunlight to removing carbon from the air, these technologies offer the potential to stem the worst effects of anthropogenic climate change. However, they each come with significant and sometimes unanticipated costs, and they may be irreversible. What sorts of questions to we need to ask ourselves now before we let this genie out of the bottle?
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