#geoengineering News
With climate-induced sea-level rise threatening the existence of island states, a new study says islands need to be raised by six metres or more to protect the Maldives.
Carbon & Climate
With cash infusion, developing nations boost sun-dimming research
Solar geoengineering wins broader research funding, despite fears that sci-fi climate fixes distract from emissions cuts.
A professor at Melbourne University talks about the limitations of water diversion during a time of extreme weather events.
Carbon & Climate
As 1.5C warming limit nears, interest in sun-dimming tech heats up
Climate-cooling technology could help rein in global heating and its impacts, say backers, but critics warn it carries serious and unknown risks, with some calling for research to stop.
Carbon & Climate
Is it time to take sun dimming tech seriously? Experts disagree.
#geoengineering Opinion
The areas most prone to sinking are megacities that house almost 20 per cent of the global urban population, and these areas are also the most heavily impacted by sea-level rise.
Policy & Finance
Pseudoscience is taking over social media–and putting us all at risk
The majority of a randomised sample of YouTube videos related to climate change showed that they oppose the scientific consensus that it is primarily caused by human activities, a new study has found.
As we face up to the challenges of the coming year, how does the global landscape for sustainable development look? IIED director Andrew Norton offers his thoughts on the key debates and changes we may see during 2018, and what they might mean for IIED's work.
Carbon & Climate
Geoengineering will not save us from climate change
The large-scale manipulation of the Earth’s natural systems, known as geoengineering, has been touted as a silver bullet against climate change. Can it truly deliver what proponents of the technology say it will? Barbara Unmuessig examines.
Carbon & Climate
Towards a more reflective planet
Carbon & Climate
Book Review: Little Climate
Carbon & Climate
The Paris climate-change spectacular
Carbon & Climate
‘Climate hacking’ would be easy – that doesn’t mean we should do it
#geoengineering Podcasts
Carbon & Climate
Mosquitoes, sun dimming, and the lives at stake
Scientists in the Global South are studying how solar geoengineering could affect their communities. One team in Pakistan is focusing on malaria, a mosquito-borne disease that affects millions in tropical and sub-tropical countries yearly.
