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PostAugust 9, 2019

What is geoengineering – and why should you care?

While geoengineering aims to mobilize technology to reduce global temperatures, the practice is by no means a complete or permanent solution to climate change. In this article, James Temple, MIT Technology Review's senior editor for energy, delves into the current research, experiments, and controversies in the geoengineering field.

Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614079/what-is-geoengineering-and-wh…

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by MIT Technology Review
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