Dear Alan
The difference between my Commons statement and your position is too
subtle for me. Do you mean that you are not alarmed about the
possibility of the need for geoengineering becoming apparent?
I could not possibly ask everybody because I do not have a complete
list. However in future I could if you wish say ' nearly everybody
except people like Alan Robock . . .' Perhaps in return you could in
future distinguish the tropospheric salt and stratospheric sulphur SRM
techniques from one another.
By the way I do value your opposition. If we ever have to do
geoengineering the process will be safer because of you. All I want is
to have reliable equipment ready if it is needed in a hurry and all its
effects well understood. I am a bit surprised that you are not making
more of a fuss about figure 2b of your own paper in Atmospheric
Chemistry and Physics and its effect on methane release. Where do your
stand on PIOMAS Arctic volume predictions?
Stephen
On 22/03/2012 21:14, Alan Robock wrote:
Dear Steve,
In the article about your parliamentary hearing, it says:
"Everybody working in geo-engineering hopes it won't be needed - but
we fear it will be," said Prof Salter.
This is incorrect, and I would like to request that you issue a
statement to that effect. You are not speaking for me. And you need
to ask everyone else working in this field, before you claim to speak
for them. I personally fear that geoengineering will be used before
all the potential effects are studied. This is quite different from
fearing that it will be needed, because that implies that we know that
it will be the only response society can take. Thanks.
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