Lecture Program of „Climate Engineering

                                                                      Prof. Dr. Ulrich Platt

                                                                            Uni Heidelberg

                                                                  Institut für Umweltphysik

Part 1: Introduction to the Climate System (4 sessions)

01. Introduction and scope of the lecture

02. The Climate System – Radiation Balance

03. Elements of the Climate System - Greenhouse Gases, Clouds, Aerosol

04. Dynamics of the Climate System - Sensitivity, Predictions

Part 2: Climate Eng. Methods - Solar Radiation Management, SRM

05. SRM – Reflectors in space

06. SRM – Aerosol in the Stratosphere

07. SRM – Cloud Whitening

08. SRM – Anything else

Part 3: Climate Engineering Methods – CO2 Removal, CDR

09. Direct CO2 removal from air

10. Alkalinity to the ocean (enhanced weathering)

11. Ocean fertilization

Part 4: CE – Effectiveness, Side Effects

12. Comparison of Techniques, characterisation of side effects

13 Other parameters than temperature

14. Summary