Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by reflecting sunlight to cool Earth.

ABSTRACT: As the effects of anthropogenic climate change become more severe, several approaches for deliberate climate intervention to reduce or stabilize Earth's surface temperature have been proposed. Solar radiation modification (SRM) is one potential approach to partially counteract anthropogenic warming by reflecting a small proportion of the incoming solar radiation to increase Earth's albedo. While climate science research has focused on the predicted climate effects of SRM, almost no studies have investigated the impacts that SRM would have on ecological systems. The impacts and risks posed by SRM would vary by implementation scenario, anthropogenic climate effects, geographic region, and by ecosystem, community, population, and organism. Complex interactions among Earth's climate system and

SUBMITTER: Zarnetske PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053992 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature