Project ideas:
* Global warming is not warming everywhere (for who knows the
right
software)
* Look into one specific example of abrupt climate change
* What's the arguments behind significant loss of biodiversity
* Using atmo/ocean/bio data to compute how much (renewable) energy is
in:
solar
wind
surface vs. jetstream
ocean currents
plants
and compare with world energy consumption; what
fraction can be used economically (more difficult)
*Geoengineering
Albedo: stratosphere, space
Carbon sequestration: industrial, ecosystem
NAS report 1992: read online at
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309043867/html/433.html
Keith, D., 2000, a review of the concept and methods of
geoengineering. pdf availalbe from instructor
* Alternative energy sources
look into one in greater detail:
solar, wind, ocean waves/currents, geothermal, biofuel (ethanol etc.)