David Schnare wrote: Carbon sequestration (eg. OIF) is a form of mitigation, but is not mitigation as defined by climate activists. To them, the term is clearly defined as exclusively associated with reduction of carbon emissions (actually greenhouse gas emissions). Not quite right. The UNFCCC refers to mitigation as including both sinks and reductions in emissions: "Each of these Parties shall adopt national1 policies and take corresponding measures on the mitigation of climate change, by limiting its anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and protecting and enhancing its greenhouse gas sinks and reservoirs."
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Schnare Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:43 AM To: [email protected] Cc: geoengineering Subject: [geo] Re: is geoeng mitigation? We have discussed this before. Solar radiation management is not mitigation. It is a form of adaptation of limited use (several decades to centuries) and no prevention to harm to oceans. Carbon sequestration (eg. OIF) is a form of mitigation, but is not mitigation as defined by climate activists. To them, the term is clearly defined as exclusively associated with reduction of carbon emissions (actually greenhouse gas emissions). d. On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: IPCC Working Group III and the U.S. Climate Change Science Program think that geoengineering is an aspect of mitigation. I always thought it was separate. What's the consensus? A -- David W. Schnare Center for Environmental Stewardship --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
