Jahr: 2020

Brent, Kerryn (2020): Marine geoengineering governance and the importance of compatibility with the law of the sea

Brent, Kerryn (2020): Marine geoengineering governance and the importance of compatibility with the law of the sea. In Jan McDonald, Jeffrey McGee, Richard Barnes (Eds.): Research Handbook on Climate Change, Oceans and Coasts. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited (Research Handbooks in Climate Law Ser), pp. 442–461.

„This chapter considers the extent to which UNLCOS may influence the development of new international law rules for marine geoengineering.“

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C2GTalk: An interview with Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson Are we going to be at the table when climate-altering approaches are considered?

„Island peoples may well consider climate-altering approaches, like carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification, because of the existential threat posed by climate change, said Ambassador Elizabeth Thompson during a[nbsp]C2GTalk[nbsp]interview. One of the main challenges, in her view, is how to ensure that the most vulnerable will have a seat at the table when these approaches are considered.“

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Princeton University (2020): Net-Zero America. Potential Pathways, Infrastructure and Impacts

Princeton University (2020): Net-Zero America. Potential Pathways, Infrastructure and Impacts.

„Princeton University’s research across the spectrum of environmental issues is making pivotal contributions to solving some of humanity’s toughest problems. Our impact is built on a legacy of personal commitment, intellectual leadership, perseverance and innovation.“

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Zhao, Mengying; et al. (2020): Climate more responsive to marine cloud brightening than ocean albedo modification: A model study

Zhao, Mengying; Cao, Long; Duan, Lei; Bala, Govindasamy; Caldeira, Ken (2020): Climate more responsive to marine cloud brightening than ocean albedo modification: A model study. In Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. DOI: 10.1029/2020JD033256.

„Marine cloud brightening (MCB) and ocean albedo modification (OAM) are two proposed approaches to intentionally reflect sunlight back to space over oceanic regions. Using the NCAR Community Earth System Model, we compare climate response to MCB and OAM under the framework of fast adjustment and slow feedback.“

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Seeley, Jacob T.; Lutsko, Nicholas J.; Keith, David W. (2020): Designing a radiative antidote to CO2

Seeley, Jacob T.; Lutsko, Nicholas J.; Keith, David W. (2020): Designing a radiative antidote to CO 2. In Geophysical Research Letters. DOI: 10.1029/2020GL090876.

„Here we show that the mismatch between the mean hydrological effects of CO2[nbsp]and SRM may partly be alleviated by spectrally tuning the SRM intervention (reducing insolation at some wavelengths more than others).“

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Keith, David W.; Deutch, John M. (2020): Climate Policy Enters Four Dimensions

Keith, David W.; Deutch, John M. (2020): Climate Policy Enters Four Dimensions. In Melissa S. Kearney, Amy Ganz (Eds.): Securing Our Economic Future. Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute, pp. 264–293.

„In this chapter, authors David Keith, the[nbsp]Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,[nbsp]and John Deutch, emeritus Institute Professor in the Department of Chemistry at MIT, describe what needs to be done to craft a politically stable and economically sound climate policy that includes balanced reliance on the four mechanisms to manage climate risks, which they call the climate control mechanisms: emissions reduction, carbon dioxide removal (CDR), adaptation, and solar radiation modification (SRM).“

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