Agree that we all need to work together. Two quick comments:
1. Just want to reiterate to the non-physical-scientists that while it is quite plausible that some would be harmed by SRM (a trivial example being those who want to ship through the Arctic) it is premature to assume any specific harms from SRM, as it depends on the method, the amount, and how it is implemented (e.g. our Nature Climate Change paper indicating that some harms could be reduced by tailoring the distribution, along the lines of John & Stephen's observations that precip changes depend on where you do MCB.) And even if you specify everything, I would at least wait for GeoMIP analysis to understand a bit of model robustness. I only skimmed through, but I think Peter and Toby were reasonably careful to say "could" most of the time rather than "would" 2. This is a serious question, not a joke: is there an ethical framework to ask about compensation to those who would be harmed by blocking the use of SRM? I.e., in some hypothetical future scenario in which there was great confidence that many people could benefit from SRM, should those who don't want SRM compensate those who would likely be harmed by that decision? If not, why not? doug From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Philip M. Macnaghten Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:44 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [geo] pre-print of forth-coming paper: Svoboda, T and Irvine, PJ, "Ethical and Technical Challenges in Compensating for Harm Due to Solar RadiationManagement Geoengineering" Hi Stephen, All, The problem is that at least solar geoengineering offers such a symbolic and material leap into the unknown that it is best to try to understand the stakes (political, ethical, social, legal as well as technical) before contemplating such steps. This means, like it or not, you guys are going to have to work with us guys - and visa versa (including getting the figures correct). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
