I realize that both Zanerstke et al. (2021) and McCormack et al. (2016) record a high level of uncertainty of solar GE technologies on ecosystems and biodiversity. But unlike the recent paper, the former one suggest new avenues of research to reduce the gap in knowledge. I actually buy the idea that researchers working on ecology and natural resources management shall focus on these pending issues to reduce the uncertainty of climate intervention. Otherwise, it can easily be weaponized by superpowers and destroy entire nations. In such case, we would have contributed to this moral hazard. Cush
Prof. Cush Ngonzo Luwesi, PhD Director of Postgraduate Studies (Francophone Africa Virtual Campus) Ballsbridge University WFG (jombi), Mesing 14, Willemstad, Curacao, The Netherlands WhatsApp: +243 970 649 946 Website: www.fr-acedu.org E-mail: [email protected] On Sat, Oct 29, 2022, 14:23 Gideon Futerman <[email protected]> wrote: > Your article was published 5 years after the article Andrew posted which > is probably why! 🙂 > > On Sat, 29 Oct 2022, 12:13 Alan Robock ☮, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm amazed that they did not even reference our recent article on the >> same topic: >> >> Zarnetske, Phoebe L., Jessica Gurevitch, Janet Franklin, Peter Groffman, >> Cheryl Harrison, Jessica Hellmann, Forrest M. Hoffman, Shan Kothari, Alan >> Robock, Simone Tilmes, Daniele Visioni, Jin Wu, Lili Xia, and Cheng-En >> Yang, 2021: Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by >> reflecting sunlight to cool the Earth. *Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.*, *118* (15), >> e1921854118, doi:10.1073/pnas.1921854118. >> https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/118/15/e1921854118.full.pdf >> >> The abstract says, "A literature review was carried out to identify >> details of the potential ecological effects of climate engineering >> techniques." but it was clearly incomplete. >> >> Alan Robock >> >> Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor >> Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-848-932-5751 >> Rutgers University E-mail: >> [email protected] >> 14 College Farm Road http://people.envsci.rutgers.edu/robock >> New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 ☮ https://twitter.com/AlanRobock >> >> [image: Signature] >> >> >> On 10/29/2022 3:55 AM, Andrew Lockley wrote: >> >> >> Abstract >> Climate change has significant implications for biodiversity and >> ecosystems. With slow >> progress towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, climate engineering >> (or >> ‘geoengineering’) is receiving increasing attention for its potential to >> limit anthropogenic >> climate change and its damaging effects. Proposed techniques, such as >> ocean fertilization for >> carbon dioxide removal or stratospheric sulfate injections to reduce >> incoming solar radiation, >> would significantly alter atmospheric, terrestrial and marine >> environments, yet potential sideeffects of their implementation for >> ecosystems and biodiversity have received little attention. >> A literature review was carried out to identify details of the potential >> ecological effects of >> climate engineering techniques. A group of biodiversity and environmental >> change >> researchers then employed a modified Delphi expert consultation technique >> to evaluate this >> evidence and prioritize the effects based on the relative importance of, >> and scientific >> understanding about, their biodiversity and ecosystem consequences. The >> key issues and >> knowledge gaps are used to shape a discussion of the biodiversity and >> ecosystem implications >> of climate engineering, including novel climatic conditions, alterations >> to marine systems and >> substantial terrestrial habitat change. This review highlights several >> current research priorities >> in which the climate engineering context is crucial to consider, as well >> as identifying some >> novel topics for ecological investigation. >> >> >> Keywords >> biodiversity, carbon dioxide removal, climate engineering, ecosystems, >> geoengineering, solar >> radiation managemen >> >> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1943815X.2016.1159578 >> -- >> 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/CAJ3C-07gFqi3ATMb%2BZ00NjcS2EoBuvxnKGd%2BvJiaNCxAAStCng%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAJ3C-07gFqi3ATMb%2BZ00NjcS2EoBuvxnKGd%2BvJiaNCxAAStCng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> -- >> 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/f905ae9f-37b2-4bf8-29cc-c45e3ea51d36%40envsci.rutgers.edu >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/f905ae9f-37b2-4bf8-29cc-c45e3ea51d36%40envsci.rutgers.edu?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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/CAK73TMJO_bvY6_8xSK0yYyCUND1w_0h284RrN186ge3_S97TzQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAK73TMJO_bvY6_8xSK0yYyCUND1w_0h284RrN186ge3_S97TzQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. 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