地質工学:対称的な予防策
1Edward A. Parson is Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
まとめ
太陽光地球工学 (SG) 研究は,気候変動の緊急性にもかかわらず,論争に直面しています. 限られた証拠は議論を助長し 研究提案でさえ 証拠に基づいた調査を拒否する懸念に 根ざした反対に直面します
科学分野:
- 気候科学
- 環境政策
- 地質工学の研究
背景:
- 気候変動の緊急性が増し 太陽光発電のジオエンジニアリング (SG) に注目が集まっている.
- SG技術の導入の可能性と必要性については意見が異なる.
- SGに関するこれらの意見の相違の証拠は,特に薄い.
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