Sam, It is easy to create a plan which, if adopted, would greatly reduce climate risk.
The hard part is designing a plan that has a plausible pathway towards adoption by a diverse set of parties with different values and competing interests. This requirement places a strong filter on proposed plans. Best, Ken Ken Caldeira [email protected] +1 650 704 7212 Sent from a limited-typing keyboard On Mar 27, 2011, at 2:43, Sam Carana <[email protected]> wrote: > What needs to be worked out most urgently is how best to deal with > global warming and climate change. > Here's a proposed Action Plan: > > 1. Adapt and deal with symptoms (preparation, preservation, plantation, etc) > 2. Combat causes of global warming > 2.1. Long-term impact (cut CO2 emissions and remove CO2 from > atmosphere and oceans), see C,D. > 2.2. Short-term impact > 2.2.1. Reflect more sunlight back into space, see D. > 2.2.2. Reduce pollutants other than CO2 > 2.2.2.1. Reduce CH4 and N2O emissions, see B. > 2.2.2.2. Reduce emissions of gases such as HFCs, PFCs, CFCs and HCFCs, see A. > 2.2.2.3. Reduce further pollutants > 2.2.2.3.1. Reduce emissions of pollutants such as BC, CO, NOx and VOCs, see C. > 2.2.2.3.2. Produce extra hydroxyl, see D. > > This can be best achieved through: > A. Deposits on polluting products (refunded at collection), standards > and protocols (Kyoto, Montreal, etc) > B. Fees on nitrogen fertilizers and livestock products (where farmed) > to fund local application of biochar > C. Fees on fuel (where burned) to fund clean local alternatives > D. Geoengineering methods such as cloud brightening, aerosols, carbon > air removal, and mixing of low level ozone with volatile hydrocarbons > to produce extra hydroxyl, in order to stimulate oxidation of methane > and other pollutants, as discussed at j.mp/hydroxyl > > I invite everyone to contribute to above Action Plan at: > http://j.mp/Action_Plan > > Cheers! > Sam Carana > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
