This article is now available in pdf at http://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/GeoE-ISSUES-Advisory-Committee.pdf
A short teaser is below. Time for a Government Advisory Committee on Geoengineering Research Even talking about research on geoengineering stirs controversy. Creating an effective mechanism for such discussions will be an essential prerequisite to any scientific work. SUMMER 2013 79 Nobody likes geoengineering. But whether your basic response is revulsion or resignation, the idea is getting increasing attention, and we need to develop a better way of talking about it. The most prominent scheme, known as solar radiation management (SRM), would aim to reduce global warming by spraying aerosols into the stratosphere or whitening clouds, thereby reflecting more sunlight back into space. Even strong advocates of geoengineering research acknowledge the many risks involved. The physical risks include possible shifts in global precipitation patterns and increased droughts and floods in the world’s most vulnerable regions. The political risks include the possibility that geoengineering technologies will provide a welcome excuse to avoid difficult measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (continues) On 23 September 2013 09:07, J.L. Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > Time for a Government Advisory Committee on Geoengineering Research**** > > Winickoff, David E. > Brown, Mark B. > > Issues in Science and Technology > Summer 2013**** > > ** ** > > Even talking about research on geoengineering stirs controversy.Creating > an effective mechanism for such discussions will be an essential > prerequisite to any scientific work.**** > > ** ** > > > http://www.scribd.com/doc/170204286/Time-for-a-Government-Advisory-Committee-on-Geoengineering-Research > **** > > ** ** > > -----------------------------------------**** > > Jesse L. Reynolds, M.S.**** > > PhD Candidate**** > > European and International Public Law**** > > Tilburg Sustainability Center**** > > Tilburg University, The Netherlands**** > > Book review editor, Law, Innovation, and Technology**** > > email: [email protected]**** > > http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/webwijs/show/?uid=j.l.reynolds**** > > ** ** > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
