The episode briefly touches on geoengineering techniques like solar radiation management, presenting them as problematic and insufficient solutions to climate change.
Potential geoengineering solutions, such as releasing aerosols into the atmosphere to mimic volcanic cooling effects, are discussed.
The episode focuses on geoengineering approaches like marine cloud brightening as potential solutions to counteract climate change effects.
The idea of using viruses to engineer microbial communities in the oceans to enhance carbon capture is explored, falling under the realm of geoengineering and raising questions about the ethics and governance of such interventions.
Ocean alkalinization is a form of climate engineering or geoengineering, an area of research that aims to deliberately manipulate environmental processes to counteract climate change.
The podcast episodes discuss various geoengineering proposals and experiments, which aim to mitigate the impacts of climate change through technological interventions in the Earth's natural systems.
These range from ocean-based approaches like marine cloud brightening and ocean alkalinization, to atmospheric modifications such as stratospheric aerosol injection, to more speculative ideas like using viruses to enhance carbon capture in the oceans.
The episodes explore the potential benefits, risks, and ethical considerations of these controversial geoengineering solutions, as well as their place in the broader landscape of climate change mitigation efforts.