Resilience Science Blog: Can Geoengineering and Planetary stewardship be combined?
On the connection of Climate Engineering and Planatary stewardship.
Month: March 2012
The Great Energy Challange Blog: Freakonomics Authors Make Controversial Case for Geoengineering
Article on the discussion of the book Freakonomics (by Levitt/Dubner).
LiveScience: Engineering Humans: A New Solution to Climate Change?
Comparing engineered planet with engineered humans.
SciDev: Developing countries ‘need a say in geoengineering debates’
Article on the Planete under Pressure Conference with the topic of including development countries.
Governing Geoengineering: Hot Topic For a Warming Planet
Blog from the Planet under Pressure Conference
REVIEW PAPER Ecosystem Impacts of Geoengineering: A Review for Developing a Science Plan
by Lynn M. Russell, Philip J. Rasch, Georgina M. Mace, Robert B. Jackson,
John Shepherd, Peter Liss, Margaret Leinen, David Schimel, Naomi E. Vaughan,
Anthony C. Janetos, Philip W. Boyd, Richard J. Norby, Ken Caldeira,
Joonas Merikanto, Paulo Artaxo, Jerry Melillo, M. Granger Morgan
http://www.springerlink.com/content/u562q0218461k416/fulltext.pdf
Millard-Ball, Adam, The Tuvalu Syndrome. Can Geoengineering Solve Climate’s Collective Action Problem? (April 22, 2011). Climatic Change, Vol. 110, pp. 1047-1066, 2012
Adam Millard-Ball, McGill University – Department of Geography
Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2028166
Focus: With highttech against climate change – Article in German only
Article in German language: “Geo-Engineering und Treibhauseffekt. Mit Hightech gegen den Klimawandel”[nbsp]von Harald Wiederschein im Focus-Online.
Planet under Pressure Session on Governance of emerging technologies in the context of sustainable development
Wednesday 28 March 2012 – Challenges to progress, 16:00, Chaired by Claudia Neubauer and Brian Wynne
Convenors: Kathy Jo Wetter, .ETC Group; Claudia Neubauer, Fondations Sciences Citoyennes; Hartmut Meyer, The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER); Tom Wakeford, Society for Participation, Engagement And Knowledge Sharing (SPEAKS); Chee Yoke Ling, Third World Network
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/pup_session.asp?19180
Planet under Pressure Session on Geo-engineering governance
Wednesday 28 March 2012 – Challenges to progress, 10:30
Geo-engineering governance, chaired by Tim Kruger
Convenors: Steve Rayner, University of Oxford; Catherine Redgwell, University College London; John Shepherd, NOC Southampton; Julian Savulescu, University of Oxford; Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/pup_session.asp?19141