geo-engineering
noun[U]
ENVIRONMENTukusthe use ofscientificmethodstoartificiallycontroltheenvironment,particularlythe world’stemperature, inordertodealwith theproblemofclimatechange:
Many researchersworrythat geo-engineering couldcausemoreproblemsthan itsolvesas it will givepoliticiansanexcusetoavoidcurbingcarbonemissions.