Dear All, Note also that Day 3 of the conference has a session on Geoengineering Governance:
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/session_rayner.asp Geoengineering governance Steve Rayner, University of Oxford, UK; Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford, UK; Catherine Redgwell, UCL, UK; Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University, UK; John Shepherd, The Royal Society, UK Session content: This sessions will consider the governance aspects (ethical, legal, public perception, economic and political issues) associated with all proposed geoengineering techniques. Geoengineering - the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's natural systems to counteract climate change - is a complex, controversial and heterogeneous field. As a society we may lack the political will or the technical ability to curb GHG emissions sufficiently to avoid dangerous climate change. While the primary focus must remain on emission reduction, we need to assess the technical and social issues associated with potential geoengineering techniques to be able to advise policymakers as to which, if any, of them could be employed without creating countervailing side-effects. The target audience for these sessions is diverse: policymakers, academics, NGOs and the public. Discussion of geoengineering must not raise false hopes which could distract attention from the need to reduce emissions, but given the repeated failure of international negotiations to adequately address the threat of climate change it would be foolhardy not to comprehensively assess the potential and risks of geoengineering techniques. A specific goal of the session will be to raise awareness of, and elicit contributions for, the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI), an international NGO-driven initiative exploring the governance of solar "geoengineering". SRMGI is co-convened by the Royal Society, Environmental Defense Fund, and TWAS, the academy of science for the developing world, with a large range of "stakeholder partner" NGOs and a working group of 28 experts from 17 countries. Chris Vivian [email protected] On Sep 2, 6:14 pm, Alan Robock <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I would like to remind you of the following geoengineering session for > the Planet Under Pressure conference, to be held in London March 26-29, > 2012. The abstract deadline is September 16. > > http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/session_darton.asp > > Geoengineering: Engineering Constraints > > *Richard Darton*, /University of Oxford, UK; /*Alan Robock,* /Rutgers > University, USA/; *Alex Lubansky*, /Unversity of Oxford, UK/; *Dr Matt > Watson*, /University of Bristol, UK/ > > /Session content:/ > This session will consider the engineering constraints associated with > all proposed geoengineering techniques. > > Geoengineering - the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's > natural systems to counteract climate change - is a complex, > controversial and heterogeneous field. As a society we may lack the > political will or the technical ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions > sufficiently to avoid dangerous climate change. While the primary focus > must remain on emission reduction, we need to assess the technical, > scientific, ethical, governance, and social issues associated with > potential geoengineering techniques to be able to advise policymakers as > to which, if any, of them could be employed without creating > countervailing side-effects. > > This session will examine the technical feasibility and engineering > challenges associated with implementing proposed geoengineering > techniques. Specifically, the session will examine the engineering > constraints pertaining to stratospheric aerosols, cloud brightening and > techniques designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and > store it away from the atmosphere. > > Submit an abstract for this session > athttp://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/abstractsubmission.asp > <http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/abstractsubmission.asp> > > -- > > Alan > > [On sabbatical for current academic year, and currently at NCAR. > The best way to contact me is by email, [email protected], or > at 732-881-1610 (cell) or 303-497-1399 (work).] > > Alan Robock, Professor II (Distinguished Professor) > Editor, Reviews of Geophysics > Director, Meteorology Undergraduate Program > Associate Director, Center for Environmental Prediction > Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-732-932-9800 x6222 > Rutgers University Fax: +1-732-932-8644 > 14 College Farm Road E-mail: [email protected] > New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 USA http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock -- 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.
