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Geoengineering in context

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Geoengineering is unproven and risky. Social science scholars explain why some are still investing in and pursuing geoengineering to address climate change, and the consequences this has for alternatives.

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Givens, J.E. Geoengineering in context. Nat Sustain 1, 459–460 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0140-y

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