Solar geoengineering could substantially reduce climate risks—A research hypothesis for the next decade

Earth's Future

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 549-559

  Keith, David W ^a   Irvine, Peter J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; Climate policy; climate policy; geoengineering; SRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027956516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23284277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2016EF000465     Document Type: Note

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