Some of the More Radical Proposals to Address and Mitigate

question 15

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 actions listed would affect the global climate and global biogeochemical cycles by answering the questions that follow.
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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Based only on its effect on the carbon cycle, how would you expect option 1 to impact the global climate? How long would it take for the effects to be seen? How long would you expect these effects to last? What potential problems are there with this option?

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