Thanks for the post, Andrew, Much of what is being outlined in this governance project proposal can greatly benefit from the body of work found in the New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series <https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/books?book_series=315> with particular focus upon Conservation, Biodiversity and International Law <https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/conservation-biodiversity-and-international-law?___website=uk_warehouse> , Earth Governance Trusteeship of the Global Commons <http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/earth-governance>, and Finding Solutions for Environmental Conflicts Power and Negotiation <http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/finding-solutions-for-environmental-conflicts>. Any credible geoengineering governance effort should build upon many of the current environmental protection treaties, frameworks, and the need for regional and or global conservation along the lines currently championed by actors such as UNEP. Using the '*background*' environmental governance knowledge base, presented in the New Horizons series, may provide us with the most comprehensive and coherent geoengineering governance tools.
What will be most interesting will be if this governance group will recognize the marine geoengineering potential beyond OIF and MCB. Marine biomass/biofuel/biochar, as a form of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration (CCUS), should be given equal standing with all other GE concepts for the following reasons: a) Marine biomass based CCUS may be one of the easiest forms of GE *to* govern. b) Marine biomass based CCUS may offer the greatest profit potential and thus investor interest. c) Marine biomass based CCUS, like biochar, is currently being used around the globe. Best regards, Michael On Monday, July 4, 2016 at 10:45:20 AM UTC-7, Andrew Lockley wrote: > > > https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/programs/cgg/index.html > > The long-term objective of the Climate Geoengineering Governance Project > is to encourage dialogues on and to develop governance framework(s) for > climate geoengineering. > > The Project will build on the best available assessments of the science > (physical, economic, and social) as well as of the policy options available > for potential governance framework (such as those being considered by the > Academic Working Group on International Governance of Solar Climate > Engineering, aka AWG). > > One major means of achieving this objective will be to introduce into all > key relevant intergovernmental institutions and processes (such as for > example UNEP, WMO, UNFCCC, CBD, IPCC, OECD, etc.) the issues related to > geoengineering and earthsystem governance. > > Outreach to all key stakeholders (governments, CSOs, private sector) will > be crucial to increase the level of dialogue in order to ensure that > different aspects of the challenges are addressed. > > In parallel, the Project will consider the key policy options that may be > necessary for guiding further research, and possible future deployment. > These options can include guidelines adopted by intergovernmental bodies; > recommendations of one or more high-level panels or commissions; as well as > potentially protocols to existing treaties, or even the development of new > treaties over time. > > The Project will neither promote nor be necessarily against the potential > deployment of climate geoengineering. The project will, however, advocate > for the development of governance frameworks necessary for potential > deployment, as well as for expanded research on such techniques, including > their environmental, social and economic impacts. > > The Project will have a broad overall approach, by considering various > geoengineering techniques (including both solar radiation management and > carbon dioxide removals at scale) as part of the overall package of > potential tools available to address climate change, such as mitigation, > adaptation, and resilience. At the same time, after initial analyses of the > policy options, the Project may focus on one or more of the more promising > options for the development of related policy frameworks. > > The preparatory phase of the Project is under way. The full-scale project > will, however, be only announced toward the end of 2016. The Project is > expected to last into the next decade. > > PROGRAM RESOURCES > There are currently no resources for Climate Geoengineering Governance > Project > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
