Re: [geo] COP21 and French strategy for CDR

2015-09-15 Thread Greg Rau
Agree that this is a positive development, but Hansen and 350.org have been advocating bio CDR for a long time, just not packaging it in those terms. If 350 is the magic number, then obviously, emissions reduction will take too long to get there. Somehow the discussion then immediately turns to

Re: [geo] COP21 and French strategy for CDR

2015-09-15 Thread Ronal W. Larson
Greg, John, List 1. Starting with John Nissen’s message (below) today - I have tried unsuccessfully for some time to learn details on the recent French soil +0.4%C/yr carbon goal. This is apparently meant to be the centerpiece of their hosting COP21 in Paris - and should be good

[geo] COP21 and French strategy for CDR

2015-09-15 Thread John Nissen
Hi all, This French project, announced in April [1], is the most important development on CDR (carbon dioxide removal) that I have ever read, despite no mention of biochar. What prompted this brilliant idea? Could such projects be urged for all countries, to complement pledges for

[geo] Possibility for controlling global warming by launching nanoparticles into the stratosphere

2015-09-15 Thread Andrew Lockley
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jtst/10/2/10_2015jtst0022/_article Journal of Thermal Science and Technology Vol. 10 (2015) No. 2 p. JTST0022 http://doi.org/10.1299/jtst.2015jtst0022 Possibility for controlling global warming by launching nanoparticles into the stratosphere Shigenao

[geo] Climate Action Gaming Experiment: Methods and Example Results

2015-09-15 Thread Andrew Lockley
http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/6/2/202 Challenges 2015, 6(2), 202-228; doi:10.3390/challe6020202 Article Climate Action Gaming Experiment: Methods and Example Results Clifford Singer and Leah Matchett 7 September 2015 Abstract An exercise has been prepared and executed to simulate