Geoengineering Trials Must Consider Unintended Costs

Geoengineering Trials Must Consider Unintended Costs

As the implications of climate change grow more dire, interest in geoengineering–trying to technologically counter or mitigate climate change–grows. For example, some have suggested that barriers near tidewater glaciers could restrict the inflow of warmer water, potentially slowing the rate at which a glacier melts. But there are several problems with such plans, as researchers point out. Firstly, there’s the technical feasibility: could we even…