The Screen of Geoengineering

Abstract

The first chapter begins with an overview of political discourses and discussions taking place around geo-constructivist discussions of climate change at the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change and the potentially disastrous predicaments of those attempting to partake in potential solutions and perhaps actions that can only lead to more disastrous repercussions. Here, Neyrat begins to describe the peculiar situation and the “mirror of the Anthropocene” where mankind and a myriad of actors seemingly positioned to be in opposing camps find themselves embracing geo-constructivist program whereby re-making the Earth will be the task to undertake in an almost arrogant position of mankind at once being aware of its potential hand in the current predicaments of climate change as well as now, still, striving to embolden its position as “steward of the Earth,” willing to take into consideration technological advances that may or may not only worsen the situation with unexpected consequences.