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Photosynthesis enhancement is a theoretical geoengineering approach based on the idea that plants and algae could be genetically modified to exhibit “more efficient” photosynthetic traits, which could lead to more carbon dioxide being absorbed and metabolized. There are serious concerns that accompany all genetic engineering of plant life, involving unexpected side effects, risks of contamination in natural systems, poorly-understood long-term impacts on humans and ecosystems and corporate control of the technologies and their uses.
Product details
Date of Publication
January 2021
Publisher
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Number of Pages
4
Licence
Language of publication
English
Table of contents
- Description and purpose of the technology
- Actors involved
- Impacts of the technology
- Reality check
- Further reading
- Endnotes