I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"? The short statement <https://www.solargeoeng.org/non-use-agreement/open-letter/> clearly states none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research. Meanwhile, neither the short statement nor the "extended argument <https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.754>" defines "legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to "development" is impermissible.
So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and study chemical processes? *Gernot Wagner, **New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School, spring 2022)* gwagner.com *Keep in touch: *gwagner.com/#newsletter On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns <w...@feronia.org> wrote: > It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify > that this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann, > et. al. make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article. > As someone who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this > initiative. wil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *WIL BURNS* > > Visiting Professor > > Environmental Policy & Culture Program > > Northwestern University > > > > Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu <william.bu...@northwetsern.edu> > > Mobile: 312.550.3079 > > > > 1808 Chicago Ave. #110 > > Evanston, IL 60208 > > https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html > > > > > > *Want to schedule a call? 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Here e.g. from my > just-published book, *Geoengineering: the Gamble* > <http://www.gwagner.com/GtG> (Polity, 2021): > > > > > > In contrast, this "Non-Use Agreement" here, of course, also includes > (most) research. > > > > All the best, > > Gernot > > > > *Gernot Wagner, New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School, > spring 2022)* > gwagner.com > *Keep in touch: *gwagner.com/#newsletter > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 1:09 PM Stacy VanDeveer <stacy.vandev...@umb.edu> > wrote: > > Dear GEP colleagues, > > > > With more than 60 senior climate scientists and governance scholars from > around the world, we have launched a global initiative > <https://www.solargeoeng.org/> today calling for an International Non-use > Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. > > We argue that planetary-scale solar geoengineering deployment cannot be > governed fairly and poses unacceptable risks if included as a future > climate policy option. We are also deeply concerned about the risks that > solar geoengineering development may pose to climate policy and > decarbonization commitments. > > > > We are now calling on fellow academics, civil society organizations and > concerned individuals to sign an open letter > <https://www.solargeoeng.org/non-use-agreement/open-letter/> to > governments, the United Nations and other actors to stop development and > the potential use of planetary scale geoengineering technologies. > > > > This initiative draws on an article published in WIREs Climate Change > <https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.754>, which is > co-authored by the 16 initiators of this initiative. Co-authors include, > besides myself, prof. Frank Biermann (Utrecht University, Dr. Jeroen Oomen, > (Utrecht University), prof. Aarti Gupta (Wageningen University), prof. > Saleem H. Ali (University of Delaware), prof. Ken Conca (American > University), prof. Maarten A. Hajer (Utrecht University), prof. Prakash > Kashwan (University of Connecticut), prof. Louis J. Kotzé (North-West > University), prof. Melissa Leach (Institute of Development Studies), > prof. Dirk Messner (German Environment Agency), prof. Chukwumerije Okereke > (Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike), prof. Åsa Persson > (Stockholm Environment Institute), prof. Janez Potocnik (International > Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Programme), prof. David > Schlosberg (Sydney Environment Institute), prof. Michelle Scobie (The > University of the West Indies), prof. Stacy D. VanDeveer (University of > Massachusetts Boston). > > > > First signatories include prof. Mike Hulme, prof. Sheila Jasanoff, prof. > Stefan Rahmstorf, prof. Jennie C. Stephens, prof. Arturo Escobar, prof. > Hiroshi Ohta, prof. Patricia Kameri-Mbote, prof. Wolfgang Kramer, prof. > Raymond Pierrehumbert, prof. Karen O’Brien, as well as the novelist Dr. > Amitav Ghosh. > > > > We would be very grateful if you would support us by circulating this > initiative widely within your networks. Additionally, we hope you will > consider signing up as a Signatory on our website www.solargeoeng.org, > and to encourage your academic colleagues to do the same. > > > > Finally, please also sign and share with your civil society networks, > friends and family and all concerned citizens the change.org petition > calling for an International Non-Use Agreement for Solar Geoengineering > here: https://www.change.org/SolarGeoengNon-Use > > > > If you wish to contribute your time, please contact Carol Bardi ( > c.costadeso...@uu.nl) > > > > You can follow the progress on this on initiative on twitter: @solargeoeng > > > > Thank you! > > --Stacy > > > > -- > > Stacy D. 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