[geo] Re: Important: make sunsets interview

2023-01-01 Thread Josh Horton
Andrew, I'm not a regular listener, but this is a great podcast -- well done! I recommend others give it a listen. Josh On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 1:00:56 PM UTC-5 Russell Seitz wrote: > The comparison of Ice 911 and Make Sunsets in your podcast is entirely > deserved. > > On

[geo] Re: Make Sunsets: Clarifications!

2022-12-30 Thread Josh Horton
altitudes and amounts, safety protocols, consultations, permits, funding, etc.? Josh Horton On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 8:07:48 PM UTC-5 Russell Seitz wrote: > Luke, Make Sunsets has tweeted invoking "trade secrets ' in denying > simple requests to quantify how much

[geo] Re: Actively Launching

2022-12-09 Thread Josh Horton
Hi Luke, Can you provide more information about your launches--locations, flight descriptions, release altitudes and amounts, safety protocols, consultations, permits, funding, etc.? Josh Horton On Friday, December 2, 2022 at 12:14:16 PM UTC-5 lu...@lukeiseman.com wrote: > I wanted to

Re: [geo] HPAC comment on White House Office of Science and Technology Policy climate intervention program

2022-09-23 Thread Josh Horton
.com/document/d/1rByAkb7rBO8f5lMCKUcMqJPlaFuhftNi/edit > > I don't know of any documents from the OSTP or the USGCRP on the proposed > research program that have been publicly shared. > > Best, > Ron Baiman (HPAC OSTP response drafting committee) > > > > On Fri, Sep 23, 202

Re: [geo] HPAC comment on White House Office of Science and Technology Policy climate intervention program

2022-09-23 Thread Josh Horton
and research governance? I assume it was the latter, but if it was the former can someone please pass along any relevant documents? Thanks. Josh Horton On Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 2:14:25 AM UTC-4 Sev Clarke wrote: > My submission was: > > *THREE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS* > > &g

[geo] Non-Use and Earth System Governance

2022-01-23 Thread Josh Horton
into some of the perspectives behind the proposal. Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.co

[geo] Re: Parametric Insurance for Solar Geoengineering: Insights from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative

2020-10-15 Thread Josh Horton
Thanks for flagging Andrew. I'd also point those who are interested toward the guest blog we wrote for C2G - https://www.c2g2.net/solar-geoengineering-compensation-and-parametric-insurance-insights-from-the-pacific/ Among other things, we attempt to connect a number of different arguments

[geo] Solar Geoengineering, Governance, and Parametric Insurance

2019-05-17 Thread Josh Horton
://climatestrategies.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/solar-geoengineering-governance-and-parametric-insurance/ Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineerin

Re: [geo] "UN Convention still says “No” to manipulating the climate"

2016-12-18 Thread Josh Horton
Hi everyone, For what it's worth, my quick two cents on all this: - I tend to agree with Anna-Maria and others that this decision is not so much an endorsement of geoengineering research as it is a recognition of the need for more of it, in the context of a general reaffirmation of

[geo] SRM, Developing Countries, and the Philippines

2015-12-03 Thread Josh Horton
right now.* Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send ema

[geo] Designing Procedural Mechanisms for the Governance of Solar Radiation Management Field Experiments: Workshop Report

2015-06-08 Thread Josh Horton
, with discussions ranging widely along with personal opinions on some topics. Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr

Re: [geo] First U.S. state proposed legislation on climate engineering

2015-03-23 Thread Josh Horton
together on the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and both represent Cumberland. It just so happens that MacBeth is a member of Rhode Island Against Chemtrails and Geoengineering https://www.facebook.com/groups/RhodeIslandAgainstChemtrails/members/ Josh Horton On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 10:10:27 AM

[geo] Geoengineering a Right-Wing Technology?

2015-02-27 Thread Josh Horton
Clive Hamilton recently stated in a NYT op-ed that If there is such a thing as a right-wing technology, geoengineering is it. I submit that this is a gross oversimplification (or worse), and suggest that the following piece by a senior fellow at R Street (as in, Republican Party) is at least

Re: [geo] Response to Svoboda and Irvine, J Reynolds

2014-08-13 Thread Josh Horton
Jesse, thanks for posting the Svoboda and Irvine article as well as all four commentaries (including mine!). The question of intent may be misplaced here, because the standard for international liability is usually strict, no-fault liability, which would almost certainly apply to SRM in

[geo] National Review Weighs in on Russ George/Haida Gwaii

2014-04-28 Thread Josh Horton
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[geo] Geoengineering in IPCC WGI AR5 Summary for Policymakers

2013-09-27 Thread Josh Horton
It's finally out and here's what it says about geoengineering: http://www.climatechange2013.org/images/uploads/WGIAR5-SPM_Approved27Sep2013.pdf Methods that aim to deliberately alter the climate system to counter climate change, termed geoengineering, have been proposed. Limited evidence

[geo] Re: Russia urges UN climate report to include geoengineering

2013-09-20 Thread Josh Horton
Bill, Here are some very high-altitude observations on the Russian POV from a poster I presented last year. The takeaway is that there is serious tension between Russian interest in geoengineering and the desire to take advantage of economic opportunities created by climate change. There is

[geo] Re: Linking solar geoengineering and emissions reduction

2013-09-12 Thread Josh Horton
clear that this would be workable in practice. Much more research needs to be done on this aspect of SRM. Josh Horton On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:36:02 PM UTC-4, Ken Caldeira wrote: We do not want to be in a situation where a solar geoengineering system is used to enable continued

[geo] Lasers?

2013-09-04 Thread Josh Horton
Potential GE applications ...? from the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/10268455/Weather-could-be-controlled-using-lasers.html?utm_source=bufferutm_campaign=Bufferutm_content=buffer2eb6autm_medium=twitter Weather could be controlled using lasersScientists are

[geo] Experiment Currently Taking Place in the Arctic?

2013-06-16 Thread Josh Horton
is talking about? Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[geo] Second Haida OIF Test Set for June Cancelled

2013-05-28 Thread Josh Horton
I think most of us will regard this as a very good development: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/dumping-of-iron-into-sea-off-haida-gwaii-suspended-amid-acrimony-1.229839 Dumping of iron into sea off Haida Gwaii suspended amid acrimony *Judith Lavoie*

[geo] Re: Oz and the London Convention

2013-05-18 Thread Josh Horton
from my blog that lays out the essentials as I understand them. Josh Horton (http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/) New London Protocol Proposal to Regulate Marine Geoengineering Australia, Nigeria, and South Korea have jointly proposed amendmentshttp://www.smh.com.au/environment/water

Re: [geo] Haida readying for second round of iron dumping in ocean - News - Times Colonist

2013-04-28 Thread Josh Horton
? Does the ETC Group just know what's best for them? That would be rich indeed. Josh Horton On Saturday, April 27, 2013 3:55:13 PM UTC-4, Greg Rau wrote: Or could the SRM crowd offer some solutions? Drop the iron out of the sky (planes, rockets, balloons etc, launched from secure land sites

Re: [geo] Re: Why geoengineering has immediate appeal to China (Guradian)

2013-03-31 Thread Josh Horton
Even more to the point, see this (http://www.scribd.com/doc/131811730/China-and-the-blunt-temptations-of-geoengineering-the-role-of-solar-radiation-management-in-China’s-strategic-response-to-climate-change) current draft article on China and geoengineering: Some Western scholars have

[geo] Proposal for NASA to Lead CDR Effort

2013-02-27 Thread Josh Horton
Curiously, no mention of possible NASA involvement in SRM--seems a bit more obvious... Josh http://www.project-syndicate.org/online-commentary/nasa-geo-engineering-to-prevent-climate-change-by-jim-hartung Can NASA Stop Global

Re: [geo] Strategic incentives for climate geoengineering coalitions to exclude broad participation (new paper)

2013-02-27 Thread Josh Horton
I'm pretty sure the authors didn't intend this article as an endorsement of social authoritarianism, but that seems to be the conclusion reached here ... Josh Horton http://www.science20.com/news_articles/geoengineering_committee_time_get_totalitarian-104431 Geoengineering By Committee? Time

[geo] Commentary on Ocean Fertilization by IOC Executive Secretary

2013-02-05 Thread Josh Horton
Hi all, The Executive Secretary of IOC-UNESCO and others have weighed in on ocean fertilization, including the Haida experiment. Nothing really new here, but gives a sense of their position. Josh Horton http://climate-l.iisd.org/guest-articles/climate-change-and-geoengineering-ocean

Re: Fw: [geo] New Draft CCS Methodology from ACR Covers DAC

2013-01-03 Thread Josh Horton
to perform other activities, if the price is right. - G From: Josh Horton joshuah...@gmail.com javascript: Reply-To: joshuah...@gmail.com javascript: joshuah...@gmail.comjavascript: Date: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 9:52 AM To: geoengineering geoengi...@googlegroups.com javascript

[geo] New Draft CCS Methodology from ACR Covers DAC

2013-01-02 Thread Josh Horton
that runs through the end of January: http://americancarbonregistry.org/carbon-accounting/carbon-capture-and-storage-in-oil-and-gas-reservoirs Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To view

Re: [geo] Chicago Tribune - Geo-engineering wins scant enthusiasm at U.N. climate talks - Chicago Tribune

2012-12-03 Thread Josh Horton
I wonder if Pachauri's comments signal something about the IPCC's work on geoengineering for AR5. In 2009, he said At some point we will have to cross over and start sucking some of those [greenhouse] gases out of the

[geo] Public Perception of Climate Geoengineering in Japan as Revealed in an Online Survey :

2012-11-16 Thread Josh Horton
As someone pointed out to me, this survey was conducted just before Fukushima, so it's a good bet that opinions on geoengineering have become more hostile, at least for now. Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To view

Re: [geo] Re: UN agreement urges caution over geoengineering tests | RTCC - Responding to Climate Change

2012-10-20 Thread Josh Horton
events that people should be feeding in to? A On Oct 19, 2012 4:48 PM, Josh Horton joshuah...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: There are several inaccuracies in this report, but from this and other sources it *looks like* things will remain much as they were before. ETC Group and its allies

[geo] Re: m.guardian.co.uk

2012-10-12 Thread Josh Horton
I'm no fan of Guardian reporting on GE, but note that this story is a year old (published 10/6/11). Josh On Thursday, October 11, 2012 8:44:09 PM UTC-4, andrewjlockley wrote: Posters note: The Guardian has forgotten to take its medicine again. Apparently David K, Ken C and John S are about

Re: [geo] Does Geoengineering Present a Moral Hazard? by Albert Lin :: SSRN

2012-10-02 Thread Josh Horton
and observations? Josh Horton On Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:48:14 PM UTC-4, Mike MacCracken wrote: Initial reactions to the abstract: While many of the geoengineering approaches might be said to be unconventional (even though virtually all imitate some natural or existing phenomenon

[geo] Re: UK GOVERNMENT VIEW ON GEOENGINEERING RESEARCH Department of Energy and Climate Change

2012-09-28 Thread Josh Horton
-election?). Josh Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Friday, September 28, 2012 5:25:18 AM UTC-4, andrewjlockley wrote: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/about/science/activities/climate_change/ger/ger.aspx GOVERNMENT VIEW ON GEO

[geo] WWF Now Supports Geoengineering Research

2012-09-13 Thread Josh Horton
in the world, so publicly stating this position could open up a lot of political space for useful engagement and help create breathing room for small-scale experiments and field tests. Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group

[geo] Re: Dan Kahan's draft paper showing negative moral hazard - Geoengineering and the Science Communication Environment: A Cross-Cultural Experiment

2012-08-24 Thread Josh Horton
. Josh Horton On Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2:52:25 AM UTC-4, andrewjlockley wrote: Dan Kahan seeks prepublication comments of the folloing paper (abs below): http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1981907# This is the 3rd or 4th study I've seen (including my own) which found

[geo] New Survey Data from Brookings

2012-05-31 Thread Josh Horton
or even description of geoengineering--it speaks of adding materials to the atmosphere. I think Mercer/Keith/Sharp gives a better indication of current attitudes toward geoengineering, both concern about deployment and support for research. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http

[geo] Re: More SPICE

2012-05-24 Thread Josh Horton
are portraying the SPICE debacle. That's not to say that EPSRC IP rules strike the right balance, or that patents should even be permissible when it comes to SRM, only that the IP regime itself does not appear to be responsible for the cancellation. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com

[geo] Re: EGU methane session

2012-04-30 Thread Josh Horton
Did anyone on the list attend this EGU ESAS methane session? If not, has anyone seen relevant coverage or picked up any related information? I know this topic is of great interest to many group members, myself included. Josh Horton On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 7:17:10 AM UTC-4, andrewjlockley

[geo] Re: geoengineers as God(s)?

2012-04-25 Thread Josh Horton
Fair enough, but I don't know of any researchers in this field (as represented by those on this list) who propose to play God or make deployment decisions about geoengineering. Scientists and engineers propose to develop different options for managing risk, and leave it to accountable

[geo] Re: new CBD report on impacts on biodiversity, and more

2012-04-10 Thread Josh Horton
Here's the new CBD regulatory report to supplement Jesse's list: http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/sbstta/sbstta-16/information/sbstta-16-inf-29-en.pdf Josh On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:12:53 AM UTC-4, Jesse Reynolds wrote: Returning from a holiday weekend, there's a bundle of stuff at my

[geo] Re: Stoat strongly criticises AMEG

2012-03-19 Thread Josh Horton
more reason to question the claims put forward by AMEG, and perhaps for AMEG to reconsider its approach. Josh Horton On Sunday, March 18, 2012 7:59:29 AM UTC-4, Andrew Lockley wrote: This is very damning. I have also asked John several times to clarify the membership of the group and he

[geo] Re: We are top story on BBC environmental news

2012-03-17 Thread Josh Horton
statement--what's the evidence for this? Josh Horton On Saturday, March 17, 2012 6:25:22 AM UTC-4, Andrew Lockley wrote: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17400804 Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News An eminent

[geo] Kiribati Buying Land in Fiji as Climate Insurance

2012-03-16 Thread Josh Horton
connection ... then he was overthrown in a coup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16945764 Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://www.unisdr.org/archive/25649 Migration not a matter of choice but survival, says Kiribati President*By Brigitte Leoni* *BANGKOK, 15 March 2012* - Following

[geo] Re: Emerging consensus on geo-engineering

2012-03-03 Thread Josh Horton
for deployment. In addition, rather than speaking of an emerging consensus, it might be better to say that discussions of geoengineering have attained greater legitimacy over time. Josh Horton On Mar 3, 5:08 am, Andrew Lockley and...@andrewlockley.com wrote: I strongly believe you should

[geo] Re: Fwd: Environmental Audit Inquiry - comments to the Members

2012-02-26 Thread Josh Horton
to articulate his own views on the subject: http://thereluctantgeoengineer.blogspot.com/2012/02/ameg.html Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Feb 24, 1:34 pm, Douglas Spence dspenc...@gmail.com wrote: arctic-news.blogspot.com/2012/02/protecting

[geo] Re: Fwd: Environmental Audit Inquiry - comments to the Members

2012-02-24 Thread Josh Horton
This letter is heartening to see, as many of us are very uncomfortable with the notion of near-term deployment in the Arctic. Did anyone attend this hearing? I know John Nissen was scheduled to be a witness. Is this available for viewing online? Josh Horton On Feb 23, 11:20 am, Andrew Lockley

[geo] Re: more on CBD: geoengineering impacts and regulatory framework

2012-02-11 Thread Josh Horton
legitimate interpretations in this context, neither one of which is objectively “true.” This key message and the broader study should remain neutral on this point. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Jan 30, 3:59 am, Ken Caldeira kcalde

[geo] Re: Facebook

2012-02-10 Thread Josh Horton
://www.climatefrontlines.org/ * A global forum for indigenous peoples, small islands and vulnerable communities* You can read more about this here: http://www.handsoffmotherearth.org/2012/02/online-discussion-forum-fo... Josh Horton pointed to this in a posting to this group on Feb 3, referring

[geo] CBD Online Discussion Forum – Please Take Note

2012-02-03 Thread Josh Horton
continued support to the work of the Convention. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration. Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you

[geo] Re: CBD report on geoengineering and biodiversity

2012-02-02 Thread Josh Horton
Just a quick note on process - please make sure you use the official template available at the address below to submit your comments - this is the only way to ensure they will reach the CBD Secretariat. http://www.cbd.int/climate/geoengineering/review/ Josh On Feb 1, 3:33 am, Chris

[geo] Soil Carbon Sequestration

2012-02-01 Thread Josh Horton
populations, particularly in Africa, but it is also strategic for climate chage mitigation,” said Jean-Luc François, Manager of the agriculture, rural development and biodiversity division at the Agence française de développement. Josh Horton -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[geo] Re: Crop yields in a geoengineered climate (notes from the blogosphere ...)

2012-01-24 Thread Josh Horton
in the models? Couldn't modelers include mixed mitigation/ geoengineering scenarios as a routine feature of such studies, to make it harder for critics to misrepresent things? After all, almost no one is arguing for intervention without emissions cuts. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http

[geo] Big News on Criegee Biradicals?

2012-01-16 Thread Josh Horton
From Reuters ... http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/12/us-molecule-climate-idUSTRE80B1U820120112 New molecule could help cool planet By Nina Chestney LONDON | Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:02pm EST (Reuters) - A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a

[geo] Re: more clarity on the questions surrounding Arctic methane.

2011-12-28 Thread Josh Horton
to consider this process, not jump to conclusions and be open to the idea that new observations may significantly change what we understand about our world. None of this means methane plumes aren't a serious problem, but their comments hardly support near-term Arctic deployment. Josh Horton joshuahorton

[geo] Re: UK Independent: Russian team shocked at scale of methane plumes

2011-12-20 Thread Josh Horton
sense of prudence to act - and sooner rather than later. Nathan On Dec 18, 6:30 pm, Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com wrote: Nathan, John, et al., One aspect of the methane issue bothers me in particular: is there evidence indicating a significant increase in the rate of methane

[geo] Re: UK Independent: Russian team shocked at scale of methane plumes

2011-12-18 Thread Josh Horton
to any conclusions. Maybe you have information I have overlooked? Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Dec 18, 4:06 pm, Nathan Currier natcurr...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, John list – Until now, my view has generally been that we should try like

[geo] How Concerned Should We Be About Methane Plumes?

2011-12-13 Thread Josh Horton
, accelerating sea-ice retreat, etc.? Is this just something for us to monitor closely going forward, or should we be seriously concerned about what this portends for the near future? Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[geo] Sir David Attenborough Calls Geoengineering Fascist

2011-12-12 Thread Josh Horton
might say “What does it mean for world trade?” and killer whales will be able to travel [between the two]. “We should be trying to reduce the rate at which the planet warms. We aren’t going to be able to stop it, that’s for sure. All we are going to be able to do is slow it down.” Josh Horton

Re: Fwd: [geo] U.S. Defense Science Board Emphasizes Risk of Unilateral Climate Engineering

2011-11-21 Thread Josh Horton
to offset the effects of increased greenhouse gases). Extrapolating from cloud-seeding during the Beijing Olympics to the threat of unilateral SRM deployment is a pretty big leap. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Nov 21, 2:37 pm, rongretlar

[geo] Re: GE governance

2011-11-17 Thread Josh Horton
On a related note, here's the UK government response to the HOME letter mentioned in Nature, which amounts to a pretty thorough rejection of ETC Group. http://www.handsoffmotherearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Helena-Paul-1.pdf Josh Horton On Nov 17, 2:15 pm, Rau, Greg r...@llnl.gov

[geo] Re: Advice to GE decision makers: More BAU?

2011-11-15 Thread Josh Horton
Ron, I agree with your assessment, this report is a solid handbook for policymakers that lays out the basic issues without oversimplifying them. The five geoengineering scenarios (No Geoengineering, Safe CDR Only, Technology Transformation, Insurance Policy, Needed Soon) are a useful way to map

[geo] Re: More anti-science from ETC

2011-11-08 Thread Josh Horton
with that of nuclear war.* Commensurate with nuclear war? This statement is simply ridiculous. ETC Group is trying to equate geoengineering technologies with WMDs, but here we see this argument taken to its logical, patently absurd conclusion. This is embarrassing. Josh Horton joshuahorton

[geo] Occupy Wall Street Goes After Geoengineering

2011-10-31 Thread Josh Horton
Hi everyone, Whatever your views, it was only a matter of time ... (John Bellamy Foster is editor of the socialist Monthly Review) http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/foster291011.html Capitalism and Environmental Catastrophe by John Bellamy Foster John Bellamy Foster and Fred Magdoff at

[geo] Re: Can We Test Geoengineering? paper and YouTube videos

2011-10-22 Thread Josh Horton
proponent, therefore, the news would be good insofar as some initial costs of deployment would appear to decrease over time. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On Oct 22, 11:30 am, Hawkins, Dave dhawk...@nrdc.org wrote: My comment is not an argument against doing SRM research

[geo] Re: HOME article

2011-10-09 Thread Josh Horton
stick. I also think it's smart of HOME to repost this article by Romm rather than offer original content and commentary, as the credibility of HOME is questionable at best. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Oct 8, 7:00 pm, Andrew Lockley

[geo] Interesting EU Biochar Project

2011-10-07 Thread Josh Horton
Apparently EuroChar has been underway since the beginning of this year. I had not previously run across it. Josh http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_PROJ_ENACTION=DDOC=1CAT=PROJQUERY=0132e028e623:102a:252b68b1RCN=97271 Project description In the context of climate change mitigation,

[geo] After BPC?

2011-10-06 Thread Josh Horton
silent on next steps. Do you know if the BPC or any Task Force members plan to engage with key players such as OSTP, congressional staff, etc.? It would be a shame to miss this opportunity. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received

[geo] Re: New report(s) on carbon dioxide removal

2011-09-30 Thread Josh Horton
?) effects of offsets. If carbon markets are off the table, how else do you propose to achieve large-scale deployment of these various technologies? Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Sep 28, 11:49 pm, Ning Zeng z...@atmos.umd.edu wrote: Ron

[geo] Monbiot Claims SAI already tested ... with catastrophic results

2011-09-21 Thread Josh Horton
I'm no climate scientist, but seems like a bit of a stretch ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/02/giant-balloon-and-hosepipe-geoengineering A balloon and hosepipe as the answer to climate change? It's just pie in the sky Increasingly bizarre attempts at geo-engineering simply

[geo] Re: New Paper on Ethics and Geoengineering

2011-08-25 Thread Josh Horton
One more thing ... I question the use of the acronym SAG (Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering), less because geoengineering is a contested term than because the word sag has obvious negative connotations. Instead, I suggest using the more neutral SAI (Stratospheric Aerosol Injections). Josh

[geo] Carbon Farming Passes in Australia

2011-08-22 Thread Josh Horton
system as well as internationally. Here's a Reuters article with more details: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/22/australia-carbon-idUSL3E7JI4ID20110822 Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you

[geo] Re: New Paper on Ethics and Geoengineering

2011-08-17 Thread Josh Horton
, then this form of climate engineering is much less problematic than you contend, at least from the procedural justice point of view. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Aug 16, 10:44 pm, Michael Hayes voglerl...@gmail.com wrote: Please allow me a few

[geo] Re: website for climate science and engineering

2011-08-11 Thread Josh Horton
in between? Obviously, the answer to this question also affects the question of Climate101 membership. These are some tricky issues, but I think it's better to raise them at the outset and reach some form of consensus rather than gloss them over and hope they never become real impediments. Josh Horton

[geo] Re: My AGU abstract: We Don¹t Need a ³Geoengineering² Research Program

2011-08-06 Thread Josh Horton
as an attempt at obfuscation, and this is an important political consideration. It also tends to obscure the unique nature of the geoengineering enterprise as a deliberate attempt to intervene in the climate system, something which should not be overlooked. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On Aug 5

[geo] Bill Clinton Champions White Roofs

2011-07-27 Thread Josh Horton
the utility bill in every apartment house 10 to 20 percent frees cash that can be spent to increase economic growth. Josh Horton -- 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

[geo] Climate Change, Security, and Small Island States

2011-07-21 Thread Josh Horton
solutions. Small island developing states, and representative organizations such as the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), ought to be at the forefront of diplomatic efforts to jump-start research into geoengineering. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com

[geo] Re: HOME/ETC Group Targets IPCC: Data on public perception

2011-07-12 Thread Josh Horton
David, Thanks for making this available. Note some earlier public opinion focus group work on geoengineering done by UK NERC - http://www.nerc.ac.uk/about/consult/geoengineering-dialogue-final-report.pdf. This contains some very interesting results, particularly on the moral hazard issue. Josh

[geo] Re: NGO opposition to geo

2011-06-21 Thread Josh Horton
On IPSO, BBC suggests that the report supports certain types of geoengineering, but the long version of the summary report, which is all that has been released, talks only of significantly increased measures for mitigation of atmospheric CO2 (p. 8) (http://

[geo] Re: Cost of Air Capture and the APS report

2011-06-21 Thread Josh Horton
Robert, Setting aside SRM for the moment, have you ever revisited the wedges paper to incorporate the full suite of potential CDR strategies? This strikes me as an obvious way to broaden the wedge concept. I imagine this has already been done one way or another Josh Horton joshuahorton

[geo] Re: HOME/ETC Group Targets IPCC

2011-06-16 Thread Josh Horton
Several interesting points have been raised: 1. Ken describes several basic ETC positions. From what I can tell, there is one additional underlying premise: modern capitalism, built on science and technology, is responsible for the climate crisis, therefore, the modern rationalist worldview is

[geo] CDR Raised at Bonn Climate Talks

2011-06-07 Thread Josh Horton
The UNFCCC Executive Secretary has raised the possibility of negative emissions ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/05/global-warming-suck-greenhouse-gases?intcmp=122 Global warming crisis may mean world has to suck greenhouse gases from air As Bonn talks begin, UN climate chief

[geo] Re: Deep ocean disposal

2011-06-02 Thread Josh Horton
/gas, coal, and power plants do not neatly overlap, so if fracking comes at the expense of CCS, we could see conflicting interests within the broader resource extraction industry. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On Jun 2, 1:10 pm, Stephen Salter s.sal...@ed.ac.uk wrote:   Mike We could

[geo] Re: BECCS -- How much research is going on into biomass energy with carbon capture and storage?

2011-05-24 Thread Josh Horton
that Biorecro authored the report, so I assume Henrik is intimately familiar with it. Josh Horton On May 24, 1:24 pm, rongretlar...@comcast.net wrote: Ken, Henrik and list 1. Ken specifically asked about the list's reaction to his final sentence being questioned by Henrik, which read (adding

[geo] Re: Research Thesis on Geoengineering

2011-05-24 Thread Josh Horton
Hi Panagiota, I would be happy to answer some of your questions, unfortunately I'll be unavailable for the next couple of weeks - please let me know if I can help out. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On May 20, 2:18 pm, Panagiota Stathaki pswrite...@yahoo.com wrote: My name

[geo] Re: Arctic Council meeting on Thursday - the truth is out

2011-05-15 Thread Josh Horton
. The irony, of course, is that the region most sensitive to global warming, and therefore most likely to benefit from expeditious geoengineering, is the same region giving rise to some of the most powerful incentives to acquiesce in, or even hasten, climate change. Josh Horton On May 14, 2:09 pm

[geo] Stanford Journal of Law, Science Policy Volume on Geoengineering

2011-05-10 Thread Josh Horton
. It includes several contributions from regular group participants, including Wil Burns and myself. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To post to this group

[geo] Re: Vatican Report

2011-05-08 Thread Josh Horton
also be interested in learning more about the working group dialog, especially the views of those non-scientists in attendance. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On May 7, 7:03 pm, rongretlar...@comcast.net wrote: Prof. Robock (with ccs) 1. There has been a good bit of web traffic

[geo] Biochar - Good, Bad, or Something in Between?

2011-05-04 Thread Josh Horton
. http://www.future-agricultures.org/index.php?option=com_docmantask=doc_downloadgid=1091Itemid=510 Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To post

[geo] Re: Testing brightwater

2011-04-26 Thread Josh Horton
these sociocultural dimensions, which will influence decisions on testing and deployment. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Apr 25, 12:17 pm, Nathan Currier natcurr...@gmail.com wrote: The recent bright water discussions are interesting to me partly

[geo] Re: How would you allocate US$10 million per year to most reduce climate risk?

2011-04-19 Thread Josh Horton
I agree, this would be a grave mistake. There would be no surer way of firing up international political opposition to geoengineering, mobilizing civil society, encouraging suspicion and hostility, even dragging in ENMOD. Imagine how China would react! Whether or not the military has the

[geo] Re: How would you allocate US$10 million per year to most reduce climate risk?

2011-04-18 Thread Josh Horton
the risk of a climate emergency. Josh Horton On Apr 18, 11:08 am, Ken Caldeira kcalde...@carnegie.stanford.edu wrote: Folks, There is some discussion in DC about making some small amount of public funds available to support SRM and CDR research. In today's funding climate, it is much more likely

[geo] Re: Global CCS Institute report on bio energy with CCS (BECCS)

2011-04-16 Thread Josh Horton
Very informative report. I was unaware of the great potential of coupling biofuel/ethanol production with CCS due to the pure CO2 streams resulting from fermentation. With biofuels on the ropes again, this may be a useful way to increase their attractiveness. Josh On Apr 14, 4:46 pm, Ron

[geo] Re: calling all CDRers

2011-04-09 Thread Josh Horton
of skepticism is in order. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Apr 8, 3:16 pm, Rau, Greg r...@llnl.gov wrote: CLIMATE: Barrasso, Bingaman reintroduce CCS prize bill (04/08/2011) Katie Howell, EE reporter Sens. John Barrasso and Jeff Bingaman

[geo] AP Story on SRMGI Meeting

2011-04-04 Thread Josh Horton
AP reports on the recent SRMGI conference here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110403/ap_on_hi_te/eu_the_sunshade_option Any thoughts or impressions from those of you who might have attended? Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ -- You received

Re: Fwd: [geo] AP Story on SRMGI Meeting

2011-04-04 Thread Josh Horton
it plays out. Until we do, there's little point to such pontificating. Much like Asilomar. Gregory Benford On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 6:20 AM, Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.comwrote: AP reports on the recent SRMGI conference here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110403/ap_on_hi_te

Re: Cloud Brightening:[geo] Geoengineering at EGU 2011, April 3-8

2011-03-11 Thread Josh Horton
John, Do you know if these posters will be made available to the public? I am particularly interested in the second one you mention. Josh On Mar 10, 11:38 am, John Latham john.latha...@manchester.ac.uk wrote: Hello All, To answer question posed by John, there are two poster  papers on

[geo] Re: Geoengineering and U.S. Environmental Laws

2011-02-12 Thread Josh Horton
: Governance and Technology Policy (pp. 23-28) - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41371.pdf Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com On Feb 7, 5:20 pm, Mike MacCracken mmacc...@comcast.net wrote: Dear Tracy-- I look forward to reading the article. My first thought is that it would certainly

[geo] Re: FW: A Scientific Summary for Policymakers on Ocean Fertilization

2011-01-26 Thread Josh Horton
as part of a portfolio. Josh Horton joshuahorton...@gmail.com http://geoengineeringpolitics.blogspot.com/ On Jan 25, 10:31 am, Mike MacCracken mmacc...@comcast.net wrote: From: Henrik Enevoldsen [mailto:h.enevold...@bio.ku.dk] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:00 AM Subject: RE: A Scientific

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