Dear Colleagues, A working paper 'The Regulation of Climate Engineering Research' in now online at SSRN, details below. It has tentatively been accepted for publication. If you are interested in reading it, I can consider and incorporate any comments received in the next week or so.
With thanks, - Jesse -- ----------------------------------------- Jesse L. Reynolds, M.S. PhD Candidate Fulbright Fellow Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society Tilburg Sustainability Center Tilburg University, The Netherlands email: [email protected] http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/webwijs/show/?uid=j.l.reynolds http://twitter.com/geoengpolicy The Regulation of Climate Engineering Research http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1813965 Abstract: Climate engineering, or geoengineering, is a group of proposals to intentionally intervene in global physical, chemical, and biological systems on a massive scale in order to reduce the threat of anthropogenic climate change. Climate engineering is receiving increasing attention, and research is moving forward. Regulation remains inadequate, and climate engineering presents significant regulatory challenges. Key to overcoming these challenges is distinguishing between the two primary forms of climate engineering, and between deployment and research. One of the two primary forms, carbon dioxide removal, can largely be addressed through existing legal instruments. In the case of the other primary form, solar radiation management, focusing initially on research can bypass the geopolitical quagmire of deployment. Because this is the approach of the SRM Governance Initiative, it holds potential for significant progress toward regulation of SRM research. Two particular challenges remain: establishing regulatory legitimacy, and developing an appropriate definition of research. -- 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.
