Hacking the Earth
Jamais Cascio‘s new book Hacking the Earth is now available.
What do we do if our best efforts to limit the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere fall short? According to a growing number of environmental scientists, we may be forced to try an experiment in global climate management: geoengineering. Geoengineering would be risky, likely to provoke international tension, and certain to have unexpected consequences. It may also be inevitable. Environmental futurist Jamais Cascio explores the implications of geoengineering in this collection of thought-provoking essays. Is our civilization ready to take on the task of re-engineering the planet?
I haven’t had a chance to read it, but Cascio rarely disappoints and is always willing to tackle the big topics… like, well, world hacking.
As much as I hate to say it, this may be the path we will need to take in order to survive. This is going onto my list of books to definately read.
my fear here is that the cure may be worse than the disease
[...] carbon economies; the year before that, social innovation through “superstructures.” In 2008, geoengineering. This year, I want to take yet another approach. I want to talk about climate [...]