Re: [geo] More on SRM governance

2018-10-16 Thread Stephen Salter
Florian Thank you for some common sense.  The computer models show that after the termination of solar radiation management normal conditions will return in about ten years.   Would objectors prefer a technology that could NEVER be reversed? A failure in electricity generation is serious in

[geo] More on SRM governance

2018-10-16 Thread Florian Caspar Rabitz
Dear all, In light of the ongoing discussion, I just wanted to share a recent publication of mine that looks at the governance implications of the termination problem in SRM. The broader point is that the governance challenges associated with the termination problem are not particularly

[geo] Re: [CDR] ABECCS

2018-10-16 Thread Charles H. Greene
We have published several papers (see below, especially Gerber et al., 2016) drawing a similar conclusion to Kenny and Flynn (2017). Algal biofuels are not cost competitive with fossil fuels in today’s market unless more valuable co-products are also produced from the same algal biomass.

Re: [geo] LESS RAIN BUT STILL WETTER AND GREENER? October 9, 2018 By Pete Irvine, @peteirvine

2018-10-16 Thread p.j.irvine
Hi all, Good points, everyone. Alan, Ocean acidification is certainly a big issue, though, as you say, how big is a question. A couple of papers on the potential impacts of solar geoengineering on coral reefs suggest that temperature will be the most important driver of their decline - couce

[geo] National Academies Launching New Study on Sunlight-Reflection Research

2018-10-16 Thread Andrew Lockley
Poster's note: get your nominations in! http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10162018 October 16, 2018 National Academies Launching New Study on Sunlight-Reflection Research WASHINGTON – The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is forming a