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Climate-related Geoengineering and Biodiversity @ UNCBD
· Has been identified as a conspiracy website
· “...primary mission is to synthesize current trends in scientific research and disseminate
information to governments, community leaders, policymakers, managers, educators, and
the general public with the goal of accelerating and advancing of the use of geoengineering
technologies and solutions.
Impacts of climate-related geo-engineering on biological diversity·
· Annotated Bibliography and other Relevant Citations
What is geoengineering @ Geoengineering Watch
Periodicals
· Hosted by:
· Heidelberg Center for the Environment
Major reports & position statements
Position statement on climate intervention @ AGU
Institutions ~ Research
Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G)
Clean Energy Conversions Laboratory @ University of Pennsylvania
Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment (FCEA) @ American University
Academic Working Group (AWG) on Climate Engineering Governance
Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) @ Rutgers
Oxford Geoengineering Programme
Institutions ~ NGOs
Environmental Defense Fund position on geoengineering
Institutions ~ Private sector
Solar radiation management
Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering
Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
Harvard's Solar Geoengineering Research Program
Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI)
Space Bubbles @ Senseable City Laboratory
Select readings on climate engineering
· In reverse chronological order.
Geoengineering: Can we control the weather?
· 2022 ~ Ailsa Harvey ~ Live Science
· Provides a list of current and proposed geoengineering methods (marine, space, and clouds, not carbon-capturing methods)
· Gives concise overviews of how each method works, includes diagrams
Toward a responsible solar geoengineering research program
· 2017 ~ David W. Keith ~ Issues in Science and Technology
· Examines the challenges, hesitations, and issues regarding geoengineering
· Considers whether geoengineering is alleviating the effects of climate change or worsening the consequences on nature
· 2013 ~ Ken Caldeira, Govindasamy Bala, and Long Cao ~ Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
· Discusses scientific details behind geoengineering and its effects and potential disruptions to the climate
· Provides scientific insights into different solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal methods
Is geoengineering research ethical?
· 2012 ~ Alan Robock ~ Sicherheit und Frieden (S+F) / Security and Peace
· Explores the issue of ethics in geoengineering research
· Argues indoor geoengineering research is ethical and necessary to provide information to policymakers and the public
Review of climate geoengineering proposals
· 2011 ~ N. E. Vaughan & T. M. Lenton ~ Climate Change
· Examines different geoengineering methods, their effectiveness, duration of desired effect, potential consequences, deployment, reversibility,
dsf and risks
· Underlines that geoengineering is not a substitute for mitigation efforts
Unsettled vocabulary....
There are three primary labels/titles applied to deliberate efforts to modify components of the Earth's geophysical system in order to alleviate
the threat of climate change:
· geoengineering
· climate engineering and
· climate intervention.
Geoengineering is the most commonly used term, as evinced in this Google Ngram:
However, the term “geoengineering” has been applied to other endeavors (see Wikipedia's disambiguation).
Although the term climate intervention was recommended by the US National Academy of Sciences, the word “intervention” can be a bit
confusing because the IPCC applies it to all forms of mitigation, including “reducing GHG emissions.” While EarthWeb.info uses all three
terms, climate engineering is the default usage for the time being.
Geoengineering Monitor distinguishes between three different forms of climate engineering:
- Solar radiation management
- Earth radiation management
- Carbon dioxide removal
Geoengineering, climate engineering & climate intervention
Contents of this page:
· Information
· Periodicals
· Major reports & position statements
· Institutions ~ Research
· Institutions ~ NGOs
· Institutions ~ Private sector
· Solar radiation management
· Select readings on climate intervention
Also see:
Lang Cheng and Jacob Hilleman of Brandeis University contributed to this page in 2023.
