{"product_id":"geoengineering-the-gamble-hardback-9781509543052","title":"Geoengineering; The Gamble (Hardback) 9781509543052","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeoengineering\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Gamble\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGernot Wagner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509543052, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 September 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2 cm, 0.386 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An important read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A stark warning.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibi van der Zee, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“For better and for worse, geoengineering will be part of the world’s attempts to stave off climate catastrophe — let’s hope we treat this technology with the same thoughtfulness in practice as Wagner has in this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book is both a great way in to the issue for newcomers and a fun, informative read from which even those immersed in it will learn something new.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward A. Parson, UCLA School of Law\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a useful book for broadening the much needed conversations about the emerging approach of solar geoengineering. It is written in an accessible style, asking and providing the views of the author to many key – and some really profound – questions about these techniques that could alter the climate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanos Pasztor, Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Humanity is gambling on climate change. Gernot Wagner skillfully weaves everyday observations, game-theory, and politics into this clear, pithy introduction to carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification – cards that may soon be added to the gambling deck.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthias Honegger, Perspectives Climate Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Wagner offers an accessible and to-the-point introduction to the potential—and peril—of solar geoengineering. He is unafraid to confront head-on the governance challenges of this gamble, one that humanity may have to take to prevent dangerous climate change.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Reynolds, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Governance of Solar Geoengineering: Managing Climate Change in the\u003c\/i\u003e Anthropocene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStabilizing the world’s climates means cutting carbon dioxide pollution. There’s no way around it. But what if that’s not enough? What if it’s too difficult to accomplish in the time allotted or, worse, what if it’s so late in the game that even cutting carbon emissions to zero, tomorrow, wouldn’t do?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter solar geoengineering. The principle is simple: attempt to cool Earth by reflecting more sunlight back into space. The primary mechanism, shooting particles into the upper atmosphere, implies more pollution, not less. If that doesn’t sound scary, it should. There are lots of risks, unknowns, and unknowables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGeoengineering: The Gamble\u003c\/i\u003e, climate economist Gernot Wagner provides a balanced take on the possible benefits and all-too-real risks, especially the so-called “moral hazard” that researching or even just discussing (solar) geoengineering would undermine the push to cut carbon emissions in the first place. Despite those risks, he argues, solar geoengineering may only be a matter of time. Not \u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e, but \u003ci\u003ewhen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the founding executive director of Harvard’s Solar Geoengineering Research Program, Wagner explores scenarios of a geoengineered future, offering an inside-view of the research already under way and the actions the world must take to guide it in a productive direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface: Start here—But don’t start with geoengineering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Incentives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Not if, but when\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. What could possibly go wrong?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. The drive to research\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Scenarios\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. ‘Rational’ climate policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. A humanitarian cyclone crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6. Millions of geoengineers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. Green moral hazards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. Research governance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: The inevitable gamble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Civil%20engineering,%20surveying%20\u0026amp;%20building%20%5BTN%5D%22\"\u003eTN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735370658072,"sku":"9781509543052","price":31.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509543052.jpg?v=1789890536","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/geoengineering-the-gamble-hardback-9781509543052","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}