Andrew: this is something of a great leap forward--Friends of the Earth UK (as it then was) was very fast out of the traps re Climate Change in the late '80s and has played a major role in bringing the issue to public attention in the UK; it's good to see them move on from the sterility of the emissions reduction alone policy. That's a problem of being an early adopter--it is easy to get stuck in place with your once-new breakthrough turned old and stale.
I seem to remember you mentioning some months ago that such a motion would be put to the FoE conference so kudos to all those who helped to bring this about; it provides a welcome, & necessary, counterbalance to Lomborg et al! On Sep 15, 5:21 pm, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > The following motion was passed at Friends of the Earth (England, > Wales and Northern Ireland) conference: > > A > PS There may have been some minor amendments to the wording - I > apologise if it's not the latest version. > > Conference notes > 1) The failure to control emissions of greenhouse gases to date > 2) The rising global temperature > 3) The ever worsening risk of breaching the 2C limit > 4) The commencement of feedback effects such as Arctic shrinkage > and Arctic methane release > 5) The emerging discipline of ‘geoengineering’, which seeks to > directly reduce global warming > 6) The belief held by some scientists that climate change cannot > be safely controlled without geoengineering > 7) That geoengineering consists of two distinct disciplines: > carbon sequestration (e.g. biochar burial) and solar radiation > management (e.g. stratospheric aerosol injection) > 8) The controversy surrounding some geoengineering techniques > > MOTION > Conference calls on the board to: > > 1) Consider whether or not geoengineering is necessary or > desirable as a part of the solution to climate change – either now or > in future > 2) Establish a stated and scientifically robust policy on geoengineering > 3) Consider the merits and shortcomings of various geoengineering > techniques. > 4) Clearly establish a position on geoengineerinng field tests --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
