Dr. Pasztor et al., I would like to recommend that the SDGs be the actual central pivot point of any global carbon negative initiative, not just a yard stick.
SDG 14, as an example, calls for protection of the marine space and that same space is our easiest source for pulling gigaton levels of CO2 from the environment. This is possible through the use of simple and low cost Perpetual Salt Fountains. Utilizing that captured CO2 within floating bioreactors to grow microalgae, the fastest growing plant, fixes the marine carbon in a way that allows for biochar to be produced. That biochar, in turn, would then be available for use in the ag sector, SDG 15. Such offshore infrastructure can, at the same time, house and employ large populations of displaced persons, the most vulnerable in SDG 11, yet this possibility is rarely mentioned in context with SDG 13, climate action. The Seasteading Institute is but one of many groups currently developing such offshore community concepts and partnerships. This explanation can be expanded to address most, if not all, SDGs. I'll leave off the rest of the explanation here for brevity sake. My primary points are: 1) Carbon negative efforts do need rapid scale up. The areas beyond national jurisdiction within the marine space can provide for that need, at the resource and spatial levels, while helping to set the stage for addressing all other SDGs. 2) Using the the SDGs as the pivot point, not as a periphery measure, can greatly help in providing focus for all concerns including the institutional investment community. 3) The high seas have one critically important aspect we are all aware of yet seldom give weight to in this type of discourse; no nation controls them outside EEZs. As such, that space is...largely...free from short sighted Nation/State policies and that is crucial in recruiting investors for such a vast scale and long-term effort; a prime concern for SDG 17. 4) SDG 14, the high seas, is our best initial pivot point at this critical juncture. IMMHO. Respectfully, Michael Andrew, thank you for your years of work and patience. -- 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.
