Climate Change and Climate Geoengineering

Science, Technology, Uncertainties, and Risks

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book discusses climate change and responses to its risks-mitigation, adaptation, and geoengineering-within an increasingly ideological and geopolitically charged climate debate. It provides a detailed analysis of the scientific basis, feasibility, governance, costs, uncertainties, and risks associated with different forms of geoengineering, particularly Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). Although climate change is very unlikely to cause “civilizational collapse” or “global collapse,” insufficient climate action is expected to cause harmful impacts that could severely affect much of humanity. SRM would introduce additional uncertainties and risks. Effective mitigation and adaptation depend on moral responsibility and a strong commitment to intra- and intergenerational justice.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-09-29
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032470726

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Filipe Duarte Santos has a M.Sc. in Geophysics from the University of Lisbon (UL) and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of London. He is a Professor of Physics and Environmental Sciences at the University of Lisbon. His present area of research is sustainability science and climate change mitigation, adaptation and geoengineering. He is an IPCC review editor and presently chairman of the Portuguese National Council on the Environment and Sustainable Development. His latest book is “Time, Progress, Growth and Technology, How Humans and the Earth are Responding”, published by Springer, 2021.Yvette Ramos is a senior engineer (MSc Eng–MBA), governance strategist, and international consultant working with the World Meteorological Organization and the Caribbean Meteorological Organisation to strengthen meteorological and climate services, particularly in LDCs and SIDS. She is president and co-founder of WOMENVAI, with observing status to the United Nations ECOSOC, and is accredited to UNFCCC and UNEP, promoting women’s leadership in STEM and inclusive science-based solutions for vulnerable communities. Her doctoral research at the ICS University of Lisbon focuses on climate governance, emerging technologies and social protection.

Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms. General Introduction, Scope, and Motivation for the Book. Humans and Climate. Historical Background: Weather Modification and Warfare, Chemtrails and Climate Geoengineering. A Methodology for Analysing Anthropogenic Climate Change and Climate Geoengineering Based on Human Critical Determinants for Sustainability: Transformations to Sustainability and the Post-WWII Transformation. Anthropogenic Climate Change. The Science, the Impacts, and the Human Responses. Mitigation and Adaptation. Different Forms of Geoengineering: Risks, Uncertainties, International Relations, and Governance. Environmental, Social, and Economic Dimensions of Geoengineering. Challenges of Regulating Geoengineering at the Global Level. A Governance Model for SRM? Conclusions. References. Index.