Surface Albedo Modification

 
Surface Albedo Modification




Type:
Solar Radiation Management


Location:
Forests, farms, plantations, Arctic ice, glaciers


Impacts:
Land, Ocean


Proposal:
Modify the surface of the earth in order to reflect more sunlight back into space



A wide range of proposals fall within the category of surface albedo modification – from genetically engineering crops to reflect more light, to the clearing of boreal forest in snowcovered areas; from covering large desert or ice areas with reflective materials to whitening mountaintops and roofs with white paint – all with a common goal: to increase the earth’s surface albedo.