Table of Contents
1 It’s Come to This
How scientists are now thinking about the unthinkable as one geoengineering skeptic finds himself converted
2 Hedging Our Climate Bets
Why geoengineering represents insurance for a planet with a fever
3 The Point of No Return
Four planetary tipping points that geoengineers fear most
4 The Pinatubo Option
A radical proposal from a Nobel prize winner to create man-made volcanoes
5 The Pursuit of Levers
The dirty little secret of climate science: researchers have been considering geoengineering all along
6 The Sucking-1-Ton Challenge
Why cleaning up our carbon act is proving harder than scientists hoped
7 Credit is Due
Adventures in for-profit geoengineering
8 Victor’s Garden
Scientists conducting the most audacious planet-hacking experiment ever find themselves in hot water at the bottom of the world
9 The Sky and Its Reengineer
The triumphs and travails of an inventor trying to brighten the clouds
10 Right Side of the Issue
How geoengineering became a conservative talking point
11 A Political Climate
Will planet-hacking lead to war?
12 Geoengineering and Earth
How altering the planet’s temperature will change us
