Protect the environment, tackle global warming

In the recent past, there is a growing awareness about protecting our environment from harmful effects of mass scale exploitation in the name of development. The reason is that destruction of green gives rise to a phenomenon that goes by the name of global warming which, in turn, gives rise to melting of the ice caps at the Poles and increase in water levels in the oceans.
So far, so good – this much is known to practically everybody. What is not known is that schemes to tackle climate change could become a source of misery and prove disastrous for billions of people. However, our planet wants us to take some bold, strong and decisive steps.
A team of research scientists of three combined research projects, led by teams from the universities of Leeds, Bristol and Oxford, have explored the implications of this phenomenon in more detail. In the opinion of Dr Matt Watson of Bristol University it is difficult to understand the various issues related to geo-engineering, especially, how it might work, the effects it might have and the potential downsides.
It is understood that these studies made use of computer models to simulate the possible implications of different technologies. The major focus was on ideas for making the deserts, seas and clouds more reflective so that incoming solar radiation does not reach the surface.
Problems would be encountered when science intervenes in the climate to bring down temperatures like shading the Earth from the Sun or soaking up carbon dioxide. Like – sending up aircraft to spray out sulphur particles at high altitude in order to recreate the cooling effect of volcanoes or using artificial "trees" to absorb carbon dioxide.
Incidentally, such out-of-the-world ideas to control global warming have begun to come up since efforts to limit carbon emissions have more or less failed to produce the desired results.