How to Cool the Planet: geo-engineering and the audacious quest to fix the Earth's climate
Author Mr Jeff Goodell in conversation with Prof. David Karoly, University of Melbourne
Hosted by: AIIA Victoria and Readings Bookstores Book Launch
The event will start on: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 6:30 PM
And will end on: Tuesday, 27 July 2010 7:30 PM
At Readings Bookstores Hawthorn
701 Glenferrie Road , Hawthorn Vic
Posted by: vic
The Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria, in association with Readings Bookstores and Scribe Publishers, are pleased to introduce visiting American author Jeff Goodell. Mr Goodell's book 'How to Cool the Planet: geo-engineering and the audacious quest to fix the Earth’s climate', is likely to stimulate a debate in Australia. For years, environmental and energy researchers have been working on potential solutions to stop or slow the effects of global warming. One approach that has recently gained popularity is what scientists call geo-engineering — the idea that the Earth can be retrofitted with technology to reduce global warming. The field includes proposals to cool the planet by capturing carbon dioxide emissions, changing the reflectivity of the Sun, or even redirecting sunlight away from the Earth.
The idea that geo-engineering can combat global warming is controversial, fraught with scientific uncertainties and ethical issues. In this new book, Mr Goodell explains that there are good reasons to be hesitant about tinkering with the Earth's climate — but there are also some very good reasons to take the idea seriously.
Jeff Goodell is a contributing editor at 'Rolling Stone' magazine and a frequent contributor to the 'New York Times Magazine'. He is the author of the 'New York Times' bestseller 'Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith', based on the terrifying hours that nine Quecreek miners spent trapped underground. Mr Goodell's first book, 'The Cyberthief and the Samurai', was about the hunt for the notorious computer hacker Kevin Mitnick. His memoir, 'Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family', was a 'New York Times' Notable Book.
Dr David Karoly is Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne and is one of Australia’s foremost climatologists.
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