Gernot
Do you have an update? Atmospheric CO2 concentrations are still
accelerating.
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On 01/07/2019 12:30, Gernot Wagner wrote:
This is from...2015.
Gernot Wagner, New York University
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On Mon, Jul 1, 2019, 04:36 Andrew Lockley <[email protected]
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https://www.edf.org/climate/our-position-geoengineering
Our position on geoengineering
Based on our best understanding of the current science, EDF
believes that:
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases as rapidly as possible is
essential to addressing the climate challenge facing humanity.
Deliberate climate interventions such as albedo modification
should not be undertaken for the foreseeable future as they
present serious ecological, moral and geopolitical concerns.
Engaging in transparent small-scale field research to further our
understanding of the climate system and the implications of any
albedo modification proposals is prudent and governance regimes
should be established in parallel with the very first experiments.
Research on development of carbon dioxide removal techniques and
their impacts should also be undertaken.
Geoengineering: Why it can't save the day
What environmental advocates are saying
EDF has played an early role in the NGO community in promoting
governance of climate engineering research. Increasing numbers of
environmental NGOs have joined us in this effort, and some of them
have endorsed small-scale research. For example, the Union of
Concerned Scientists (UCS) stated its support for a U.S.
government-led SRM research program, but called for guidance on
governance before scaling up.
Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a statement
endorsing small-scale research and World Wildlife Fund-UK is also
"cautiously supporting" it. Most other large environmental NGOs
have taken mixed and sometimes internally inconsistent positions
on small-scale outdoor SRM research.
Friends of the Earth (FoE) International and FoE-U.S. oppose
outdoor research, while FoE-UK has taken a different position. At
the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Greenpeace
International proposed language to ban all geoengineering
activities but Greenpeace-UK representatives have not taken the
same approach in discussions in the UK.
The most vehement opposition to research has come from The Action
Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC), which has
rallied dozens of primarily small NGOs to its "Hands Off Mother
Earth" campaign and recently launched a website "to provide a
space for critical perspectives, building resistance and tracking
developments." ETC has repeatedly lobbied at the CBD for a
complete moratorium on outdoor geoengineering research.
At the other side of the spectrum, the Arctic Methane Emergency
Group urges deployment of geoengineering technologies as soon as
possible to "refreeze the Arctic," halt snow and sea ice decline
and prevent rising methane emissions from becoming a dominant
climate forcing agent.
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