Geo-engineering

A response to After Geoengineering by Holly Jean Buck.

Switzerland wants the world to talk about if and how to use untested technology that tampers with nature to slow climate change.

Because as reader Felix Schenuit points out, more science cannot resolve the political dilemmas involved: debate is needed on the values and interests at stake.

We need to consider all options if we are to keep global warming below 1.5°C - even engineering the climate.

The Earth faces an imminent crisis caused by runaway Arctic warming. So says climate campaigner John Nissen, who travelled to COP20 in Lima to impress the dangers on delegates - and urge them to emergency action to cool the Arctic before it's too late. Tomás d'Ornellas, editor of Tecnews.pe, met him there ...

The launch of the Royal Society's report on geo-engineering raises the spectre of a quick-fix solution to climate change. But is it that simple?

Climate change due to human interference with fragile ecosystems? No problem - we can just dump 20 tonnes of iron sulphate into the ocean

The more I think about it, the more sense it makes: gardening will save the world. For in a garden is truth, beauty and lots of good food...

A sobering, disturbing yet humorous look at the journey of a holiday resort 50 miles south of Palm Springs from utopia to apocalypse.