geoengineer

[ jee-oh-en-juh-neer ]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to make a large-scale effort to modify (the earth or its environment), especially to counteract global warming:

   Pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere is one way to geoengineer the planet.

noun

1. an engineer who works on such projects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of geoengineer¹

geo- + engineer

Example Sentences

In some places, communities are trying to geoengineer artificial glaciers that divert runoff from higher glaciers towards shaded, protected locations where it can freeze over winter to provide meltwater for irrigation in the spring.

From The Guardian

Geoengineer a more reflective Earth.

From The Verge

Keutsch, who got involved later, is not a climate scientist and is at best a reluctant geoengineer.

From Nature

For several decades, scientists have suggested ways to “geoengineer” the climate.

From Science Magazine

Carbon Engineering, the company set up in 2009 by leading geoengineer Keith, with money from Gates and Murray, has constructed a prototype plant, installed large fans, and has been extracting around one tonne of pure CO2 every day for a year.

From The Guardian