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Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario
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Crops and forests are already responding to rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and air temperatures. Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations are expected to enhance plant photosynthesis. Nevertheless, after long-term exposure, plants acclimate and show a reduction in photosynthetic activity (i.e. down-regulation). If in the future the Earth"s temperature is allowed to rise further, plant ecosystems and food security will both face significant threats. The scientific community has recognized that an increase in global temperatures should remain below 2°C in order to combat climate change. All this evidence suggests that, in parallel with reductions in CO2 emissions, a more direct approach to mitigate global warming should be considered. We propose here that global warming could be partially mitigated directly through local bio-geoengineering approaches. For example, this could be done through the management of solar radiation at surface level, i.e. by increasing global albedo. Such an effect has been documented in the south-eastern part of Spain, where a significant surface air temperature trend of -0.3°C per decade has been observed due to a dramatic expansion of greenhouse horticulture.
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NOGUÉS MESTRES, Salvador, AZCÓN BIETO, Joaquín. Potential of local bio-geoengineering to mitigate dangerous temperature increases in a global warming scenario. _Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change_. 2013. Vol. 4, núm. 143. [consulta: 6 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 2157-7617. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/52917]