I speak only for myself. Geoengineering represents THE contingency if global warming continues for whatever reason. Any decent organization engaged in a project with uncertainty develops contingency plans. Why not countries? I recall my post doc work at MIT in 1957 on Project Sherwood, the first contingency work to develop thermonuclear fusion for producing energy. Can you guess how many tens of billions of dollars have been spent on that contingency? Can you guess how much the US has spent to develop a means to end cancer over 50 years; $400 billion still with no solution in sight?
Geoengineering seems not to be reaching a critical mass. However it is long overdue. How much is being spent on it? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Martin Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 6:12 AM To: geoengineering Subject: [geo] Emerging consensus on geo-engineering Dear All, I'm currently putting together an article for the Ecologist on attitudes towards geo-engineering in the scientific and economic communities and was wondering if anyone here could help. I noticed this week that a couple of environmental economists (Professors Alistair Ulph and Robert Hahn) from Manchester's Sustainable Consumption Institute have published a new book, which basically argues that governments have done so little to reduce carbon emissions that it's now essential to invest in geo-engineering R&D. The press release is here: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=8003 Basically, I'm interested in whether this book is indicative of the emergence of a wider consensus on geo-engineering. Is the economic/ scientific community reaching a tipping point where geo-engineering is becoming seen as plausible, desirable, and even inevitable? Of course, I'm fully aware of the huge divides in opinion that still exist on the subject, and I realise that there are many many risks and issues which must be dealt with first before geo-engineering solutions can be implemented. But is there a sense of gathering momentum? The issue has been discussed in Westminster and is gaining ever more public exposure in the media. Is geo-engineering reaching critical mass? Any thoughts much appreciated! Many thanks, Ben Martin [email protected] 0207 422 8100 -- 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.
