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On Thu, 8 Sept 2022, 23:53 Ron Baiman, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > *Request for Public Comments:* > > > In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the White House Office of > Science and Technology Policy <https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/legal/> (OSTP), > in coordination with relevant Federal agencies, was directed by Congress to > develop a five-year “scientific assessment of solar and other rapid climate > interventions in the context of near-term climate risks and hazards. The > report shall include: > > 1. > > the definition of goals in relevant areas of scientific research; > 2. > > capabilities required to model, analyze, observe, and monitor > atmospheric composition; > 3. > > climate impacts and the Earth's radiation budget; and > 4. > > the coordination of Federal research and investments to deliver this > assessment to manage near-term climate risk and research in climate > intervention. > > > > OSTP recognizes the importance of this research topic. With the assistance > of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, OSTP is offering a brief > comment period to enable public input while also providing a timely > response to Congress. The focus of this plan will be on research > associated with climate intervention, and comments are being requested in > that context only. > > > > Input should be narrative only (i.e., no figures, graphics, or > attachments), should be limited to 1,000 words, should respond to the > Congressional direction above, and should relate either to one of the four > categories listed in legislative language or more generally to climate > intervention research. Input must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET on > September 9, 2022. > > > > Posted, Aug 19, 2022 > > Open Notice, > https://www.globalchange.gov/content/request-input-five-year-climate-intervention-research-plan > > Individuals interested in submitting comment should visit > contribute.globalchange.gov > > *HPAC Submission* > > Healthy Planet Action Coalition USGCRP RCI Comment > > The Healthy Planet Action Coalition is a diverse international group of > scientists, engineers, technologists, and public policy experts active in > relevant fields spanning all aspects of climate change. > > We are united by a determined and informed optimism that a threefold > approach can prevent climate catastrophes and restore a more benevolent > climate. We call this approach “The Climate Triad”. > > The Climate Triad of Direct Climate Cooling (DCC), GHG Emissions > Reductions, and Greenhouse Gas Removal (GHGR) works as a complementary > system to stabilize and moderate the climate and ultimately restore a safe, > healthy, and sustainable planet. Creating this system requires a > collaborative, inclusive, and expedited research program with a priority > focus on direct climate cooling. HPAC offers these recommendations for > the development of such a program. > > > > (1) The definition of goals in relevant areas of scientific research > > > > The Healthy Planet Action Coalition calls on the White House to set direct > climate cooling, greenhouse gas removal and emission reduction as co-equal > priorities. An overall goal of keeping temperature rise below 1.5°C could > be achieved by a primary focus in this decade on cooling technologies to > increase planetary albedo, cut radiative forcing, and implement other > methods for direct climate cooling. Urgent direct climate cooling is now > necessary to reduce current and near term human and other species harm and > risk from current and near term future levels of global warming. Due to > this urgency, we ask that the proposed five year research and > implementation plan, depending on the method, be accelerated to one or two > years. > > > > The following is a menu of proposed climate cooling approaches that we > suggest merit early consideration and responsible investigation with > actions that can be monitored and reported on: > > - > > Buoyant Flakes > - > > Cirrus cloud thinning > - > > Fizz Tops (Fiztops) > - > > Ice Shields to thicken polar ice > - > > Iron salt aerosol (ISA) > - > > Making building and paving material more reflective and planting trees > in urban areas. > - > > Marine algal bloom stimulation > - > > Marine cloud brightening > - > > Mirrors for Earth's Energy Rebalancing (MEER) > - > > Ocean thermal energy conversion > > > - > > Restoring natural upwelling and kelp forest ecosystem services offshore > - > > Restoring soil and vegetation > - > > Seawater atomization (Seatomizers) > - > > Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) > - > > Surface Albedo Modification (SAM) > > Short summaries for most of these methods written or reviewed by climate > cooling experts cited in the document are available here: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TowThwi6j6cX3iLGBRrj22D30cYhKa_9/edit > > > > Relevant scientific research on direct climate cooling methods and > technologies currently being conducted include marine cloud brightening, > stratospheric aerosol injection, sea-ice freezing, ocean thermal energy > conversion, ocean and glacier microspheres, terrestrial and atmospheric > mirrors, cirrus cloud thinning, iron salt aerosols, and white reflective > rooftops and streets. > > Refreezing the poles should be a global climate priority in support of > national and international security, biodiversity protection, and reducing > extreme weather and sea level rise. US encouragement of COP27 in Cairo to > set goals on albedo and biodiversity would sharpen research priorities. > > > > (2) Capabilities required to model, analyze, observe, and monitor > atmospheric composition > > > > A direct climate cooling program will require major capabilities in > atmospheric science, enabling scientific experts to provide direct advice > to government and industry on priorities and findings. Modeling, analysis, > observation and monitoring of the atmosphere must guide climate > intervention priorities and programs. Research, testing and deployment > strategies require high level scientific skills in universities, supported > by public and private investment. > > > > A way to encourage investment in cooling expertise is to introduce direct > climate cooling credits as a more immediate climate offset than carbon > credits. Coordination of atmospheric science with governance systems is > essential to enforce ethical standards, ensure safety and consultation > through transparent and accountable planning and delivery, and link with > international diplomacy on programs such as refreezing the Arctic. > > > > (3) Climate impacts and the Earth's radiation budget > > > > A focus on cooling technology is the best way to mitigate climate impacts > and improve the Earth’s radiation budget in the near term, alongside > ongoing work on emission reduction and GHG removal as they take effect over > the longer-term. The best overall measure of climate impacts is radiative > forcing, the excess of incoming over outgoing radiation at the top of the > atmosphere. Government and private funds should be applied to methods that > most effectively cut radiative forcing. Augmenting the current carbon > credit system with a system of direct climate cooling credits would better > cost the temperature impact of emission reduction, greenhouse gas removal > and direct cooling technology. > > > > (4) Coordination of Federal research and investments to deliver this > assessment to manage near-term climate risk and research in climate > intervention. > > > > The USA should coordinate with other nations to develop a cooperative > international program to refreeze the Arctic Ocean. Domestic US resources > should be mobilized to support coordinated global and regional climate > cooling. Arctic Amplification (with up to four times the temperature rise > of the equator) and the role of Arctic sea-ice in regulating climate > through the jet stream and ocean currents make the Arctic Circle the most > serious planetary warming risk and cooling priority. Substantial cooling > of the Arctic must be complemented by similar cooling of the Antarctic to > achieve a stable global climate benefit. Ongoing disruption of these > planetary systems is a major climate security risk, whereas action to > reverse the disruption has benefits for peacebuilding, biodiversity and > mitigation of warming. Climate security should be integrated with military > security as part of national strategic priority setting and risk > assessment. Diplomacy through the Arctic Council and COP27 and other > relevant international bodies should engage on the urgency of cooling the > pole, laying a foundation for the USA to work with other interested > governments to test and deploy methods that will help reverse the current > warming trend. 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