Thanks, Emily. If the background statement (below) for the workshop is representative (of "civil society" views?), then GE might be useful when "there is an adequate scientific basis on which to justify such activities and appropriate consideration of the associated risks for the environment and biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural impacts." So the issue (apparently) is testing at some safe scale the hypothesis that GE benefits outweigh the costs and risks. Fair enough. This seems like something far removed from ETC's outright opposition of GE and its research, but fill me in. Unfortunately, I can't make the meeting (with "lunch and cocktails", "civil" indeed!), but keep us posted on developments. Regards, Greg
On 5/31/11 12:38 PM, "Emily" <em...@lewis-brown.net> wrote: > dear geo group, > > two bits of info here: > > 1) civil society opposes geo eg. Geopiracy: the Case Against > Geoengineering <http://www.etcgroup.org/en/node/5217>. > > 2) there is a CBD workshop on geo in Bonn in June, following on from the > moratorium. > > best wishes, > Emily. > > > If you are attending the UNFCCC June meetings I would like to invite you > to join us for a mini-workshop on biodiversity and geo-engineering to be > held the 10^th June at the Gustav Stresemann Institute (a short walk > from the Maritim Hotel). Additional details on the mini-workshop are in > the attached document. If you are able to join us please rsvp > toannie.c...@cbd.int <mailto:annie.c...@cbd.int>as space is limited. > Kind regards, Jaime > PS I would appreciate it if you could also disseminate this invitation > through your network. > Ms. Jaime Alexandra Webbe > Programme Officer - Dry and Sub-humid Lands and Biodiversity and Climate > Change > Convention on Biological Diversity > jaime.we...@cbd.int <mailto:jaime.we...@cbd.int> > 1-514-287-8718 > ** > > *Mini-Workshop on Geo-engineering and Biodiversity* > > *Friday, 10 June, 2011: 10am - 3pm* > > *Gustav Stresemann Institute[1] <#_ftn1> - Bonn, Germany* > > ** > > /Lunch and Cocktails will be served/ > > */Background/* > > Decision X/33 on biodiversity and climate change calls on Parties to > ensure that no large scale climate-related geo-engineering activities > that may affect biodiversity take place, untilthere is an adequate > scientific basis on which to justify such activities and appropriate > consideration of the associated risks for the environment and > biodiversity and associated social, economic and cultural impacts. > The same decision calls for additional work on the possible impacts of > geo-engineering techniques on biodiversity and associated social, > economic and cultural considerations, as well as options on definitions > of climate-related geo-engineering and gaps in science-based global, > transparent and effective control and regulatory mechanisms for > climate-related geo-engineering. > // > */Themes/* > The mini-workshop will discuss the following items: > ·Definitions for geo-engineering, including consideration of carbon > capture and storage;// > ·Potential impacts of geo-engineering activities on biodiversity; and// > ·Possible gaps and limitations in the global regulatory framework for > geo-engineering.// > // > > */Programme/* > > 10 am - 10:15 am > > > > Welcome and introductions > > 10:15 am - 11 am > > > > Presentation and discussion on definitions > > 11 am - 12:30 pm > > > > Presentation and discussion on potential impacts of geo-engineering > activities on biodiversity > > 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm > > > > Lunch > > 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm > > > > Presentation and discussion on the global regulatory framework for > geo-engineering > > 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm > > > > Cocktails > > // > > The workshop will be convened by the CBD Secretariat thanks to the kind > support of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and > Northern Ireland and the Government of Norway. > > ** > > *Please RSVP by Monday 6 June, 2011 to: annie.c...@cbd.int > <mailto:annie.c...@cbd.int>* > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > [1] <#_ftnref> See directions below > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en.
