Geoengineering: Solution based approach to address the drastic climate changes

Geoengineering is a subset of technologies that mitigates the impact of extreme climate fluctuations such as lower global temperature. Geoengineering adopts the engineered methods to modify the climatic changes and lessen the harmful impact of global warming and other weather conditions that can have adverse effects on earth. Through Geoengineering technology, greenhouse gases are removed from the atmosphere, preserving polar ice.

Diverse approaches of Geoengineering technologies can be used to mitigate sudden climate changes that include solar radiation management, carbon dioxide removal, weather modification, or intervention in the planetary ecosystem. Carbon geoengineering removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which can alter the causes of climate change. This technique of geoengineering   breaks the link from emissions to concentrations.

Solar radiation management techniques reflect sunlight back into space, and modifying clouds, plants and ice to reflect more sunlight. Solar radiation modification (SRM) is a viable approach to counter global warming through producing ample amounts of sunlight. Ocean fertilization is the effective method of ocean geoengineering which may lessen the ocean acidification and global warming. It facilitates the growth of phytoplankton, which convert CO2 into oxygen through photosynthesis. These approaches of geoengineering can reverse the adverse impact of climate change and save species on earth to balance nature.

Negative aspects of geoengineering are squabbled by climate scientists. They voice that massive energy that is not climate friendly is used in geoengineering. Recent climate studies criticize the benefits of geoengineering and reveal that it momentarily lessens the drastic climatic conditions that threaten the natural environment. Geoengineering methods may have adverse impact on agriculture production.  Basically, this novel technology of dealing with climate change may offer new challenges to nature.

Final thoughts:

Geoengineering projects are meant for providing a solution to the climate crisis momentarily but cannot explore the real cause of environment change.  Geoengineering manipulates climate changes to reduce the GHG effects and combat warming through numerous techniques.