Dear John,
I very much appreciate your comments, and I share your concern that some
potential consequences of GHG emissions pose quite troubling threats. Your
point that SRM, in itself, is far short of an adequate response is also well
taken, and I hope that my article in no way conveys the
I came across this issue of ice free Arctic Ocean in context of the
Independence I Culture of Greenland and the elevated beaches of the
Independence Fjord in North West Greenland.
One Norwegian scientist wrote an article to the climate skeptics web site about
it and claimed that the
Re: Stephen Schneider's finally embracing a geoengineering idea,
shortly before he died, to help save arctic ice.
His views on geoengineering swung widely, first against, then perhaps in favor
and finally supporting an effort as yet unfulfilled to stop sea ice melting in
the Arctic by use of
FYI, the UK's Met office has posted a new resource on geoengineering,
including a five minute video by Olivier Boucher:
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/science/explained/geoengineering.html.
There's nothing earth shattering on this page, but it does outline the
Met's position on geo.
Wil and list:
Thanks for the lead.
I still don't understand how Biochar can be left out of discussions by groups
like the Met office and Mr..Boucher There are now 29 separate regional Biochar
groups (doubling approximately every year). Does anyone know of any other
geoengineering technology
I discussed 'solar radiation management' with Steve several times including
'debating' him publicly.
I believe we were unable to detect any substantive differences in our
perspectives. (We never discussed the pros and cons of specific technologies or
specific conditions that might warrant
