Monat: Juli 2021

Video: Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge: Refreezing the Arctic: Marine Cloud Brightening and other techniques

„We will hear from experts on the potential of Marine Cloud Brightening – including its use to protect the Great Barrier Reef (Dr Daniel Harrison), atmospheric modelling (Dr Alan Gadian) and its potential to refreeze the Arctic (Dr Hugh Hunt) – as well as localized albedo modification for ice preservation and regeneration (Dr Leslie Field.“

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Carlisle, Daniel P.; et al. (2021): Public engagement with emerging technologies: Does reflective thinking affect survey responses?

Carlisle, Daniel P.; Feetham, Pamela M.; Wright, Malcolm J.; Teagle, Damon A. H. (2021): Public engagement with emerging technologies: Does reflective thinking affect survey responses? In Public understanding of science (Bristol, England), 9636625211029438. DOI: 10.1177/09636625211029438.

„We examine whether encouraging participants to engage in more reflective thinking affects their perceptions of emerging climate technologies.“

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Pasek, Anne; et al. (2021): Reflections on a hypothetical decentralized grassroots deployment solar geoengineering scenario

Pasek, Anne; Morrow, David; Lee, Walker; Felgenhauer, Tyler (2021): Reflections on a hypothetical decentralized grassroots deployment solar geoengineering scenario. In Futures, p. 102811. DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2021.102811.

„This thought experiment—the subject of a scenario exercise at the Sixth International Geoengineering Governance Summer School—produced a range of critical reflections on international responses to such grassroots deployment as participant teams developed and critiqued governance proposals.“

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C2G: How can the idea of a planetary emergency help the world emerge from crisis?

Understanding that we face a planetary emergency can help countries and citizens around the world overcome our many interlocking crises, says Sandrine Dixson-Decleve, co-president of the Club of Rome during aC2GTalk interview. Bringing international, national and local leaders into inclusive, people-focused governance processes can help our emergence into a new type of civilization.

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