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- The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society
- Engineering our climate
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Engineering our climate
Geo-engineering is not a solution to climate change but can it be an effective means to delay its impact?
An international expert panel, including Professor David Keith, Dr Paul Johnston and Tom Clarke discuss whether we should be researching geoengineering seriously as Plan B? Watch the talks
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Have your say - Engineering our climate
Tell us what you thought of 'Engineering our climate' event. Discuss the issues raised on the night by our panel.
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Meet the panel for ‘Engineering our climate’
Read the biographies of the panel for 'Engineering our climate' event. Prof David Keith is an internationally renowned environmental scientist, based at Calgary Univeristy, Canada and Dr Paul Johnston, Head of Science Unit for Greenpeace International
- 2nd April, 2009
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Could we cool the planet by increasing the reflectivity of urban areas?
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Professors John Latham and Stephen Salter have designed a fleet of ships that could pump fine particles of sea-water into clouds
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