Dear NERC team, Here's a draft list of questions, aimed at the general public. Some are to explore their general beliefs and understanding, some are to explore geo-eng specifically. I'd appreciate edits, comments, etc. Apologies for gmail messing up the order.
BACKGROUND QUESTIONS 1. Do you believe that global warming is real? 2. Do you believe that it is largely or wholly man-made? 3. Do you believe that AGW poses a severe and strategic threat to our country or the world in general by any or all of the following means: Drought, famine, flooding, war, disease 4. Do you believe that current efforts to reduce GHG emissions will be sufficient to control AGW to safe levels? 5. Do you believe the the UK is doing enough to control GHG emissions? 6. Do you believe that the steps needed to control GHG emissions will have a severe and detrimental effect on your standard of living? 7. Do you believe that the cost of reducing GHG emissions are or should be a major barrier to such reductions? 8. Are you aware that 2007 represented the lowest-ever recorded level of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean? 9. 10. Are you aware that CO2 level in the air are now higher than they have been for millions of years? 11. Do you think that AGW has already become so serious that major and detrimental impacts are now inevitable? 12. 13. Do you believe the the effects of AGW are certain to become more serious over time? 14. Do you believe that AGW will or may represent a catastrophic threat to human civilisation? SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 15. Have you heard of geoengineering? 16. What do you think the term geoengineering means? 17. Have you heard of Solar Radiation Management? 18. What do you think that SRM means? 19. Have you heard of carbon dioxide air capture or carbon sequestration? 20. What do you think the terms mean? 21. Some scientists, notably the head of the IPCC, argue that we should develop technology to remove CO2 from the air. Do you agree with this? 22. Do you believe that scientists know how to safely store CO2 which is removed from the air? 23. Do you support research into capturing CO2 from the air, and storing it? 24. Scientists generally agree that volcanoes can cause short-term global cooling by adding microscopic, sulphur-containing particles to the upper atmosphere. Were you aware of this? 25. Would you support research into the use of these sulphur particles in laboratories and using computers, to better understand how they may affect the global climate? 26. Would you support research in the atmosphere, using small quantities of these particles, to better understand their behaviour in the real world? 27. Would you support large-scale research into using sulfur particles, even if this research started to have measurable effects on the climate? 28. How important do you think that research into geoengineering is? 29. Do you think that public funding should found for geoengineering research? 30. If scientists believed that geoengineering was relatively safe, would you support its use to alter the global climate? 31. If scientists thought that severe and/or irreversible effects from AGW were inevitable, would you support its use? 32. Would you support the use of geoengineering if it meant that you could continue to fly, drive, eat meat and continue with other activities which may otherwise have to be controlled or stopped to reduce GHG emissions? That's by no means comprehensive, so please let me have your thoughts. It's not well written, and many questions need to be redrafted to make them clearer. Thanks A 2009/12/30 Jim Woolridge <[email protected]> > This should be of interest to UK people; the NERC (Natural Environment > Research Council) is a UK government agency. > > > Subject: [Fwd: NERC public dialogue on geoengineering] > > > > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: NERC public dialogue on geoengineering > > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:17:17 +0000 > > From: Geoengineering Geoengineering <[email protected]> > > To: Geoengineering Geoengineering <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > Dear Colleague, > > > > > > > > As you may be aware, NERC is planning to run a public dialogue on > > geoengineering in early 2010. The dialogue will seek to assess public > > opinion on the future of geoengineering research. Further details are > > provided in the attached information leaflet. > > > > > > > > Before the dialogue begins, we would like to hear your views on the > > question highlighted in the attached leaflet. 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