👉 Warming engineering refers to the deliberate manipulation of Earth's climate system to counteract global warming, primarily through techniques aimed at reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations or reflecting sunlight back into space. These methods include carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies like afforestation, direct air capture, and ocean fertilization, which aim to lower the concentration of heat-trapping gases. Another approach involves solar radiation management (SRM), such as stratospheric aerosol injection, which seeks to mimic the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere. While warming engineering holds potential for mitigating climate change, it also raises significant ethical, environmental, and geopolitical concerns due to its large-scale and potentially irreversible impacts on the planet's climate systems.
