Re: [geo] New paper: 'Opening up' geoengineering appraisal

2013-08-14 Thread Brian Cartwright
To Ken's analogy: I've seen this same Hobson's choice presented by David Keith, between reducing emissions and reducing sunlight. If we're facing the famine in the tropics which you refer to, I believe it's possible to address the proximate causes of that situation, which are desertification a

Re: [geo] New paper: 'Opening up' geoengineering appraisal

2013-08-13 Thread Ken Caldeira
Let's say you ran a similar poll about administration of morphine. In terms of addressing threats posed by cancer, where would administration of morphine rank relative to removing carcinogens from the environment? *Q: Would you rather avoid cancer by removing carcinogens from the environment, or

[geo] New paper: 'Opening up' geoengineering appraisal

2013-08-13 Thread Rob Bellamy
Dear all, We have a new paper out online in *Global Environmental Change* that may be of interest to members of the group: *‘Opening up’ geoengineering appraisal: Multi-Criteria Mapping of options for tackling climate change