Jesse and Andrew: 1. Thanks for the lead on the Winickoff-Brown article. They referenced an article (no fee) by Long and Scott that I thought was also very good at http://www.issues.org/29.3/long.html . Not enough, though, in either paper on separating "Geo" into SRM and CDR.
2. Reading both papers, I didn't see discussion of national vs international. The latter looks quite difficult, but could perhaps be based on a national model that neither paper referenced: a Congressional Office. I was, while on sabbatical, an early employee of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). OTA was headed by a 12 member board consisting of three from each house of Congress and each party. The various administrations paid attention and helped. After 20 years, it was killed by Newt Gingrich in 1994 as a budget-saving gesture for Congress. I think a big mistake as OTA did good work and probably saved a lot of money over the years. The GAO and the CRS are good, but can't do the deep work for Congress that OTA did. 3. I suggest that resurrecting OTA (needs a new name) would have many of the features that the four authors were after. Might work similarly for the UN, but not as obvious how to have a balanced governing board. Ron On Oct 6, 2013, at 4:35 PM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
