UNESCO’s first report on the ethics of climate engineering assesses the risks and opportunities of these new climate manipulation and modification technologies, and offers concrete recommendations for research and governance. As climate disruption continues at an alarming pace and humanity falls short of CO2 emission reduction targets, climate engineering (also called geoengineering) has gained attention as a potential solution. Due to both the immense promise and significant risks of such large-scale interventions in the Earth’s natural systems, UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) has published its first…
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