Sounds super interesting, but I guess we are not allowed to read it (!!!). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jessica Gurevitch Professor Department of Ecology and Evolution Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-5245 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 7:31 AM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/367802 > > > The Impact of Solar Radiation Management on Optimal Climate Policy in an > Uncertain WorldDSpace/Manakin Repository > The Impact of Solar Radiation Management on Optimal Climate Policy in an > Uncertain World > > Helwegen, K.G. > (2018) Faculty of Science Theses > (Master thesis) > Abstract > Progress on global emission reduction is slow and the risks associated > with multiple degrees of warming are dire. People point to geoengineering > methods as potential new tools in climate change policy. However, there is > strong uncertainty about the effectiveness, costs and side-effects of these > methods, which is unlikely to befully resolved in the near future. This > poses a challenge to decision makers, who are forced to develop policies > while the costs, benefits and risks are largely unknown. Here we consider > Solar Radiation Management (SRM), the most promising geoengineering > technique. For the first time, we use rigorous methods to solve the social > planner problem for SRM and calculate its effects on the Social Cost of > Carbon (SCC), while taking into account uncertainty about SRM deployment > and the possibility of climate tipping. Our analysis yields two main > conclusions. First, SRM should not be seen as a substitute for abatement: > by itself it cannot stabilize temperatures, and relying solely on SRM > adversely effects human well-being, especially in the long term. Second, > SRM has the potential to significantly improve the prospects of human > well-being, partly by reducing tipping risks, even when high costs, large > damages and uncertainty in deployment are considered. We also show that the > timescale at which SRM is expected to become available is an important > factor in determining the optimal policy. These conclusions provide > quantitative support to current ideas on the role of geoengineering in > climate policy and encourage researchers and policy-makers to further > explore these tools > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
