Theory Nexus

As the world continues to grapple with the increasing impacts of climate change, the idea of climate engineering - also known as geoengineering - has gained traction as a potential solution. Climate engineering involves large-scale interventions in the Earth's systems to mitigate the effects of climate change. It includes both solar radiation management (SRM) techniques, such as injecting reflective particles into the atmosphere, and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods, such as capturing and storing CO2 from the air. However, despite the appeal of these potential solutions, climate engineering raises significant ethical and social justice concerns. These issues must be carefully considered before any large-scale deployment of climate engineering technologies. One key concern is that climate engineering could exacerbate existing social and economic inequalities around the world. For example, SRM techniques such as stratospheric aerosol injection have the potential to cause differen...