Manipulating the Climate

Geoengineering has gone from a fringe concept to the subject of congressional hearings, but many are still concerned about the unintended consequences of large-scale manipulation of the environment to mitigate climate change.

Geo-engineering, the concept of altering the environment to mitigate climate change, has gone from fringe idea to the subject of Congressional hearings. Yet many scientists remain skeptical that it can be done safely. Jamais Cascio, author of “Hacking the Earth,” tells host Jeff Young that geo-engineering is ripe for ethical problems, chief among them international political conflict.