http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/engineering-our-climate/focus/ en d.over@rgs.org Copyright 2009 2009-03-04T13:24:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4648769.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4648769.ece#When:16:29:09Z Engineering solutions to modify the Earth's environment and climate may be necessary if humanity is to adapt to global warming, a group of influential scientists will say today. = 2008-09-01T16:29:09+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/05/research.scienceofclimatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=science http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/05/research.scienceofclimatechange?gusrc=rss&feed=science#When:16:25:02Z The infant science of geo-engineering – one that so many would gladly see strangled in its cradle – could grow into the best job creation scheme for universities ever invented. 2008-09-05T16:25:02+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/30/climatechange-carbonemissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/30/climatechange-carbonemissions#When:16:46:02Z The Royal Society has announced plans today to study which planetary-scale geoengineering techniques might play a practical role in stemming the worst impacts of climate change. 2009-01-01T16:46:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7831939.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7831939.stm#When:16:32:41Z Farmers could help curb rising global temperatures by selecting crop varieties that reflect solar energy back into space, researchers say. 2009-01-15T16:32:41+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/ccs-europe-energy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/ccs-europe-energy#When:16:36:10Z Europe-wide plan proposes €1.25bn for carbon capture at coal-fired power plants; €1.75bn earmarked for better international energy links 2009-01-28T16:36:10+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13013035 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13013035#When:16:34:09Z Plans to engineer the climate may be less effective than had been hoped 2009-01-29T16:34:09+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/4641586/Can-geo-engineering-rebuild-the-planet.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/4641586/Can-geo-engineering-rebuild-the-planet.html#When:16:41:16Z As global warming worsens, the idea of vast projects to alter the Earth's environment is moving from fantasy to necessity. 2009-02-16T16:41:16+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5766595.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article5766595.ece#When:15:53:23Z Heavy snowfalls over Beijing have been induced by blasting chemicals into clouds over northern China to try to mitigate the most severe drought to grip northern China in nearly half a century. 2009-02-19T15:53:23+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/iron-carbon-oceans http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/28/iron-carbon-oceans#When:16:25:21Z Greenhouse gases trapped deep in ocean by iron-fertilised algae, scientists say, as experiment gets green light 2009-02-19T16:25:21+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4699641/Customising-clouds-to-stop-global-warming.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4699641/Customising-clouds-to-stop-global-warming.html#When:12:50:48Z An engineering professor and a cloud physics expert have been pumping salt into clouds to change the way they reflect light from the sun in an attempt to stop the planet heating up. 2009-02-20T12:50:48+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4839985/Scientists-to-stop-global-warming-with-100000-square-mile-sun-shade.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4839985/Scientists-to-stop-global-warming-with-100000-square-mile-sun-shade.html#When:11:58:54Z Scientists claim they can fight global warming by firing trillions of mirrors into space to deflect the sun's rays forming a 100,000 square mile "sun shade". 2009-02-27T11:58:54+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/26/centrica-british-gas-green-jobs http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/26/centrica-british-gas-green-jobs#When:12:00:00Z Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, has warned that coal plants fitted with carbon capture storage (CCS) equipment are unlikely to be ready to make big cuts in Britain's emissions before 2030. 2009-02-27T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/coal-plant-delayed http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/mar/02/coal-plant-delayed#When:10:42:06Z Decisions about any new coal-fired power plants in the UK have been delayed until the autumn, prompting warnings from energy companies about the growing risk that the country could run out of electricity generating capacity. 2009-03-02T10:42:06+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7921619.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7921619.stm#When:11:03:02Z Climate change is a massive problem that needs big and bold solutions, says Professor Tim Lenton. He outlines the reasons why "geo-engineering" projects could help win the battle against dangerous climate change. 2009-03-05T11:03:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5870729.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article5870729.ece#When:11:52:52Z Two leading climate scientists have broken ranks with their peers to declare that hopes of getting a meaningful political deal on halting global warming this year are already lost. Is Geoengineering Plan B? 2009-03-09T11:52:52+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13174375 http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13174375#When:17:30:24Z Removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere could help combat climate change. Will it really work? 2009-03-10T17:30:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5908377.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5908377.ece#When:13:50:30Z The director of a Nasa space laboratory will this week lead thousands of climate change campaigners through Coventry in an extraordinary intervention in British politics. 2009-03-16T13:50:30+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5908376.ece#When:13:56:22Z Techniques for geo-engineering are coming under serious scrutiny as temperatures and CO2 emissions continue to rise 2009-03-16T13:56:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/17/eon-carbon-capture-kingsnorth http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/mar/17/eon-carbon-capture-kingsnorth#When:12:06:04Z Leading energy industry executives today called on the government to ensure the development of carbon capture and storage becomes commercially viable.   2009-03-18T12:06:04+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7960449.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7960449.stm#When:10:02:19Z An international team of scientists has returned from the southern ocean after conducting the biggest experiment into geo-engineering. 2009-03-24T10:02:19+00:00 http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2239322/mps-call-government-geo http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2239322/mps-call-government-geo#When:14:11:35Z The report from the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee concludes that the UK has "no clear strategy" for the engineering sector and is facing a "lack of expertise" that threatens the viability of government initiatives to cut carbon emissions 2009-03-30T14:11:35+00:00 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361464 http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13361464#When:14:32:27Z A group of Indian and German researchers gave their first report from the biggest ever experiment in geo-engineering: an expedition to pour iron into the Southern Ocean. 2009-03-30T14:32:27+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/solution-to-the-carbon-problem-could-be-under-the-ground-1660002.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/solution-to-the-carbon-problem-could-be-under-the-ground-1660002.html#When:13:07:04Z Hope for the fight against climate change as study finds greenhouse gas can be buried without fear of leaking 2009-04-02T13:07:04+00:00 http-wwwguardiancouk-environment-2009-apr-08-geo-engineering-john-holdren http-wwwguardiancouk-environment-2009-apr-08-geo-engineering-john-holdren#When:10:35:59Z The global warming situation has become so dire that Barack Obama's chief scientific adviser has raised with the president the possibility of massive-scale technological fixes to alter the climate known as 'geo-engineering'. 2009-04-09T10:35:59+00:00 http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/geoengineering-global-warming-technology-breakthroughs-geoengineering.html http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/14/geoengineering-global-warming-technology-breakthroughs-geoengineering.html#When:09:20:31Z Scientists, including Obama's science advisor, get tied in knots over geoengineering. 2009-04-16T09:20:31+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/apr/15/geoengineering-emissions-reduction http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2009/apr/15/geoengineering-emissions-reduction#When:13:48:19Z NGOs who oppose geo-engineering are running the risk of climatic catastrophe 2009-04-16T13:48:19+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/carbon-dioxide-storage-rock http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/16/carbon-dioxide-storage-rock#When:09:22:16Z Engineers in Iceland are set to convert carbon dioxide to solid rock as a way to tackle global warming. 2009-04-17T09:22:16+00:00 http://www.newsweek.com/id/194610 http://www.newsweek.com/id/194610#When:07:51:21Z As forecasts for global temperatures grow increasingly dire, scientists are taking a serious look at an idea once considered crazy: reengineering the atmosphere. 2009-04-20T07:51:21+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/carbon-capture-plans http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/carbon-capture-plans#When:11:03:32Z Key to the plans will be boosting carbon capture and storage technology. CCS has the potential to capture 90% of emissions but has never been proven at commercial scale. 2009-04-23T11:03:32+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8013709.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8013709.stm#When:11:06:53Z Air pollution may be helping the fight against global warming by enhancing the ability of plants to absorb carbon dioxide, scientists say. 2009-04-23T11:06:53+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/apr/22/james-lovelock-gaia-space-biochar http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/apr/22/james-lovelock-gaia-space-biochar#When:11:07:29Z James Lovelock suggests that the technology for reversing climate change may be within our grasp 2009-04-23T11:07:29+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/clean-coal-energy-policy http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/23/clean-coal-energy-policy#When:13:02:09Z Decision not to allow any new coal-powered plants to be built in Britain without carbon capture represents a major victory for the new Department for Energy and Climate Change and green pressure groups 2009-04-24T13:02:09+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/clean-coal-is-future-for-energy-supplies-1673412.html http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/clean-coal-is-future-for-energy-supplies-1673412.html#When:13:04:07Z Greenhouse gas emissions from new power stations will be collected and permanently stored deep underground 2009-04-24T13:04:07+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb0f098-305d-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3fb0f098-305d-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.html#When:13:06:05Z New coal-fired power stations to be built in the UK must have carbon capture and storage facilities, the government said on Thursday. 2009-04-24T13:06:05+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/carbon-capture-storage-geoengineering-climate http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/29/carbon-capture-storage-geoengineering-climate#When:09:05:05Z Schemes to reflect sun or absorb CO2 warrant study - to sort the real science from the science fiction 2009-04-29T09:05:05+00:00 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7242/full/4581077a.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v458/n7242/full/4581077a.html#When:09:28:43Z Without a solid commitment from the world's leaders, innovative ways to combat climate change are likely to come to nothing. 2009-04-30T09:28:43+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39e02754-3c30-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/39e02754-3c30-11de-acbc-00144feabdc0.html#When:09:11:18Z Many proposals to save the planet through geo-engineering are immensely expensive and futuristic. 2009-05-12T09:11:18+00:00 http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/white-as-the-new-green/ http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/white-as-the-new-green/#When:09:14:16Z Today’s idea: Painting roofs white in the hot parts of the planet could reflect huge amounts of solar radiation back into space and offset greenhouse gas problems caused by the world’s cars. So calculate three California energy experts 2009-05-12T09:14:16+00:00 http://www.profeng.com/archive/archive+2009/2209/22090004.htm http://www.profeng.com/archive/archive+2009/2209/22090004.htm#When:14:30:10Z Speaking at London’s Royal Geographical Society, leading Canadian climate scientist Prof David Keith said the time had come to invest intensively in geo-engineering research instead of waiting to see if efforts to cut CO2 emissions in themselves would avert catastrophic climate change. 2009-05-21T14:30:10+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6366639.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6366639.ece#When:06:38:57Z Steven Chu, the Nobel prize-winning physicist appointed by President Obama as Energy Secretary, wants to paint the world white. A global initiative to change the colour of roofs, roads and pavements so that they reflect more sunlight and heat could play a big part in containing global warming, he said yesterday. 2009-05-27T06:38:57+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8072583.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8072583.stm#When:09:16:49Z New carbon capture technology is being tested for the first time in the UK on a working coal-fired power station. 2009-05-29T09:16:49+00:00 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090604.html http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr20090604.html#When:09:18:28Z Geoengineering solutions to curb global warming may offer advantages in combating temperature rise, but could also significantly damage the earth’s eco-systems, climate scientists say in a new study published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research. 2009-06-10T09:18:28+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/28/china-algae-carbon-capture-plan http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/28/china-algae-carbon-capture-plan#When:08:19:33Z Chinese firm behind ambitious plan to breed microalgae in greenhouse with the potential to absorb carbon emissions 2009-06-30T08:19:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/06/lime-sea-carbon-dioxide-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/06/lime-sea-carbon-dioxide-emissions#When:12:27:13Z Putting lime into the oceans could stop or even reverse the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere, according to proposals unveiled at a conference on climate change solutions in Manchester today. Cquestrate is one of a number of so-called "geo-engineering schemes" that have been proposed to intervene in the Earth's systems in order to tackle climate change. 2009-07-06T12:27:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/manchester-report http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/manchester-report#When:11:50:28Z The idea is one of 20 radical solutions to the threat of global warming to be proposed during presentations at a conference in Manchester this weekend 2009-07-13T11:50:28+00:00 http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17490-climate-engineering-research-gets-green-light.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17490-climate-engineering-research-gets-green-light.html#When:08:52:38Z Hacking the planet to rein in humanity's effect on the climate has been given a scientific stamp of approval. The umbrella body for meteorological scientists in the US is about to endorse research into geoengineering as part of a three-pronged approach to coping with climate change, alongside national policies to reduce emissions. 2009-07-21T08:52:38+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8188409.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8188409.stm#When:09:02:56Z The use of geo-engineering to slow global warming may increase the risk of drought, according to a paper in Science journal. Methods put forward include reflecting solar radiation back into space using giant mirrors or aerosol particles. But the authors warn that such attempts to control the climate could also cause major changes in precipitation. 2009-08-12T09:02:56+00:00 http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1916965,00.html http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1916965,00.html#When:10:11:01Z But what if we can't do that? What if it turns out that slashing carbon emissions enough to make a difference — and it seems that means cutting output at least in half by mid-century — is economically and politically impossible? Do we need a Plan B? 2009-08-18T10:11:01+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223528.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8223528.stm#When:06:19:01Z Engineers say a forest of 100,000 "artificial trees" could be deployed within 10 to 20 years to help soak up the world's carbon emissions. The authors from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers say that without geo-engineering it will be impossible to avoid dangerous climate change. 2009-08-27T06:19:01+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6811264.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6811264.ece#When:07:17:23Z Giant fly-swat shaped “synthetic trees” line the road into the office, where blooms of algae grow in tubes up the walls and the roof reflects heat back into the sky — all reducing the effects of global warming. All this could be a familiar sight within the next two decades, under proposals devised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to alter the world’s climate with new technology. 2009-08-27T07:17:23+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8231387.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8231387.stm#When:12:26:44Z A UK Royal Society study has concluded that many engineering proposals to reduce the impact of climate change are "technically possible". 2009-09-01T12:26:44+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8214045.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8214045.stm#When:12:40:25Z As the UK's Royal Society prepares to publish its conclusions on whether geo-engineering can help combat climate change, physicist Alan Gadian argues that geo-engineering techniques, in particular cloud whitening, must be properly tested - and soon. 2009-09-01T12:40:25+00:00 http://news.careerstructure.com/article/view/international/19416706/moscow-snow-ban-to-create-engineering-jobs/ http://news.careerstructure.com/article/view/international/19416706/moscow-snow-ban-to-create-engineering-jobs/#When:08:46:23Z Civil engineering recruitment could be boosted in Russia this winter after the mayor of Moscow unveiled plans to launch a major geoengineering project.  Mayor Yury Luzhkov is hoping to control the weather by banning snow from landing in the Russian capital through expanding cloud seeding operations. 2009-10-21T08:46:23+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/22/geo-engineering-ken-caldeira http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/22/geo-engineering-ken-caldeira#When:09:55:55Z Atmospheric scientist Ken Caldeira first became known for his groundbreaking work on ocean acidification, a phrase originally coined as a headline for one of his papers. Of late, however, Caldeira's research has led him into the controversial area of geo-engineering — the large-scale, deliberate manipulation of the Earth's climate system. 2009-10-23T09:55:55+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8337337.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8337337.stm#When:14:00:58Z Chinese meteorologists have brought about Beijing's earliest snowfall in a decade, after seeding rain clouds with silver iodide to ease a drought. 2009-11-02T14:00:58+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/04/controlling-the-weather-china http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/04/controlling-the-weather-china#When:10:38:22Z Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is so-called geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be worried? 2009-11-04T10:38:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible#When:11:51:45Z The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 'battle plan' for climate change includes geo-engineering and nuclear power. In a new study, they called for the government to adopt a "war-time" mentality in their approach to dealing with climate change and consider experimental approaches such as artificial trees that soak up carbon dioxide to buy the time needed to build the required level of low-carbon infrastructure in the UK. 2009-11-13T11:51:45+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8338853.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8338853.stm#When:17:20:22Z Scientists have been looking for ways of modifying the Earth's environment to control global warming - it's known as geo-engineering. 2009-11-17T17:20:22+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/12/geo-engineering-summit http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jan/12/geo-engineering-summit#When:11:55:47Z Meeting in California in March will discuss possible field trials of schemes that would tackle climate change by reflecting sunlight or fertilising the ocean with iron 2010-01-13T11:55:47+00:00 http://lifeandstyle.independentminds.livejournal.com/1333793.html http://lifeandstyle.independentminds.livejournal.com/1333793.html#When:14:12:20Z But where some researchers are forging ahead with the new science of tinkering with the atmosphere to change the climate, many others are warning that geo-engineering is untested, potentially dangerous and distracting the world from reducing greenhouse gases. 2010-03-01T14:12:20+00:00 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7lpx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r7lpx#When:10:28:19Z Mark Whitaker reports from Britain and the USA on the science of geoengineering and the political questions it raises. 2010-03-11T10:28:19+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8573000/8573849.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8573000/8573849.stm#When:10:48:41Z Can geo-engineering save the world from global warming? The Commons Science and Technology Committee is set to publish its review on the use of the technique to manipulate the earth's climate system to combat rising temperatures. 2010-03-18T10:48:41+00:00 http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/society-launches-geoengineering-initiative/1001452.article http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/society-launches-geoengineering-initiative/1001452.article#When:12:00:10Z A new initiative to ensure strict governance of any plans for solar radiation management (SRM) geoengineering will be undertaken this year by the Royal Society, in partnership with TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). 2010-03-22T12:00:10+00:00 http://news.parliament.uk/2010/01/minister-appears-before-geoengineering-inquiry/ http://news.parliament.uk/2010/01/minister-appears-before-geoengineering-inquiry/ #When:08:17:22Z The Science and Technology Committee takes evidence as part of its inquiry into the regulation of geoengineering. 2010-05-04T08:17:22+00:00