Some of the More Radical Proposals to Address and Mitigate

question 20

Essay

Some of the more radical proposals to address and mitigate climate change involve geoengineering, which involves deliberately modifying Earth's climate. Evaluate how the options listed would affect the global climate and global biogeochemical cycles by answering the question that follows.
Option 1: Plant more trees.
Option 2: Build one or more giant reflective mirrors and send them into Earth's orbit.
Option 3: Fertilize ocean water with iron.
Option 4: Spray sulfuric acid as aerosol into the stratosphere.
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Describe two ways that option 1 would affect the carbon cycle.

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