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Climate Change: The Quick Fix?
Frances Cairncross investigates geo-engineering, the idea that technology can be developed to cool the world if global warming accelerates. The theory is highly controversial.
Frances Cairncross investigates geo-engineering, the idea that technology can be developed to cool the world if global warming accelerates. The theory is highly controversial and raises many questions which governments would prefer not to think about. Contributors include US legal expert David Victor of Stanford University, Prof Brian Launder of the University of Manchester and Julian Morris of the International Policy Network.
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Sun 3 Aug 200821:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Thu 31 Jul 200820:30BBC Radio 4
- Sun 3 Aug 200821:30BBC Radio 4
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