Monat: April 2020

Gertler, Charles G.; et al. 2020: “Weakening of the Extratropical Storm Tracks in Solar Geoengineering Scenarios.”

Gertler, Charles G., Paul A. O’Gorman, Ben Kravitz, John C. Moore, Steven J. Phipps, and Shingo Watanabe. 2020: “Weakening of the Extratropical Storm Tracks in Solar Geoengineering Scenarios.”[nbsp]Geophysical Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020gl087348.

‌“Here, we first analyze climate model simulations from experiment G1 of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP), in which a reduction in incoming solar radiation balances a quadrupling of CO2. The Northern Hemisphere extratropical storm track weakens by a comparable amount in G1 as it does for increased CO2[nbsp]only. The Southern Hemisphere storm track also weakens in G1, in contrast to a strengthening and poleward shift for increased CO2.“

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Mining.com: Mining technologies could capture ‘billions of tonnes of CO2 per year,’ says UBC prof

„To stabilize the global climate, they say, we will need to achieve net negative emissions by pulling more CO2 out of the atmosphere than we emit. The mining industry could play a significant role in helping to achieve this, according to Greg Dipple, a professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences and a member of the Mineral Deposit Research Unit at the University of British Columbia (UBC).“

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Bloomberg: The Best Way to Slow Global Warming? You Decide in This Climate Simulator

„Climate Interactive, a nonprofit think tank, has spent the last nine years developing a tool with the[nbsp]MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative[nbsp]and[nbsp]Ventana Systems Inc., dubbed[nbsp]En-ROADS, that lets everyone test the impact of climate solutions. It’s a policy simulator designed for use in role-playing workshops for negotiators, academic seminars, and as a learning aid for curious individuals.“

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Markusson, Nils; et al. 2020: “Social Science Sequestered.”

Markusson, Nils, Nazmiye Balta-Ozkan, Jason Chilvers, Peter Healey, David Reiner, and Duncan McLaren. 2020: “Social Science Sequestered.”[nbsp]Frontiers in Climate. https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2020.00002.

„Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) raises many cultural, ethical, legal, social and political issues, yet in the growing area of GGR research, humanities and social sciences (HASS) research is often marginalised, constrained and depoliticised. This global dynamic is illustrated by an analysis of the UK GGR research programme.“

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Duan, Lei; et al. 2020: “A Model‐Based Investigation of Terrestrial Plant Carbon Uptake Response to Four Radiation Modification Approaches.”

Duan, Lei, Long Cao, Govindasamy Bala, and Ken Caldeira. 2020: “A Model‐Based Investigation of Terrestrial Plant Carbon Uptake Response to Four Radiation Modification Approaches.”[nbsp]Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres[nbsp]125 (9). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jd031883.

„Using the National Center for Atmospheric Research Community Earth System Model, we performed simulations that represent four idealized radiation modification options: solar constant reduction, sulfate aerosol increase (SAI), marine cloud brightening, and cirrus cloud thinning (CCT).“

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Friedmann, S.J.; et al. 2020: “Capturing Investment: Policy Design to Finance CCUS Projects in the U.S. Power Sector.”

Friedmann, S.J., Emeka R. Ochu, and Jeffrey D. Brown. 2020: “Capturing Investment: Policy Design to Finance CCUS Projects in the U.S. Power Sector.” New York: Columbia SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy. https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/file-uploads/CCUS-Finance_CGEP-Report_040220.pdf.

„The authors undertook an analysis to help predict which policy configurations would incentivize widespread deployment of CCUS in the US electric generation industry. We examined a set of options and applied them to representative existing US power plant types—supercritical pulverized coal and natural gas combined cycle—with two ownership/revenue structures: traditionally regulated, vertically integrated investor owned utilities (IOUs) and independent power producers (IPPs) selling to IOUs under regulator-approved contracts.“

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Video: ICRLP Explainer Webinar: Direct Air Capture

„In this webinar, Jen Wilcox, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Christoph Beuttler, Climeworks; and Sahag Voskian, MIT will discuss the ins and outs of Direct Air Capture. David Morrow, Director of Research at the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy moderates. This webinar is part of a series explaining various carbon removal approaches.“

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Talati, Shuchi; et al. 2020: “Once a Fringe Idea, Geoengineering Moves to Center Stage in Policy Arena.”

Talati, Shuchi, Robert James, and Wil Burns. 2020: “Once a Fringe Idea, Geoengineering Moves to Center Stage in Policy Arena.” Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Reprinted by permission from The Environmental Forum.[nbsp]

„ELI convened a webinar bringing together three experts who collectively believe that it is time to consider at least two forms of geoengineering, solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal.“

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