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*Would solar radiation modification exacerbate conflict? * The University of Tokyo Masahiro Sugiyama *Abstract * Solar radiation modification (SRM) or solar geoengineering is a set of proposed technologies to directly intervene in the Earth’s radiation budget to reduce surface temperatures in order to alleviate risks from anthropogenic climate change. SRM could, however, present novel environmental and societal risks, or a risk-risk tradeoff. Recent advances in scientific understanding suggest that using SRM moderately would alleviate some climate risks and bring the climate back closer to preindustrial levels when compared with not deploying SRM. This could, in turn, reduce the risks of climate induced conflicts. Though the intention behind using SRM could complicate the prospects for conflict, the potential contribution of SRM to lessening conflict should be further investigated -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAKSzgpZ2jyiYJzBvhx-%3D8JVZpE50UiWgAS%3D3Zw6-Yt2psqBK2A%40mail.gmail.com.
