The Governance of Climate Geoengineering : Routledge : 9781849713740 : 184971374X : 07 Sep 2018 : If the detrimental impacts of human-induced climate change continue to mount, technologies for geoengineering our climate ? i.e. deliberate modifying of the Earth's climate system at a large scale ? are likely to receive ever greater attention from countries and societies worldwide. Geoengineering technologies could have profound ramifications for our societies, and yet agreeing on an international governance framework in which even serious research into these planetary-altering technologies can take place presents an immense international political challenge. In this important book, a diverse collection of internationally respected scientists, philosophers, legal scholars, policymakers, and civil society representatives examine and reflect upon the global geoengineering debate they have helped shape. Opening with essays examining the historic origins of contemporary geoengineering ideas,