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
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
'Geoengineering is not a public good but could be a giant international
scandal with devastating consequences on the poor, said Diana Bronson, a
researcher with the ETC Group, an international non-governmental
organization.'
What is ETC's answer to the devastating consequences to the poor if by
