“Geoengineering expert Tim Kruger says we need to research technologies to take carbon out of the atmosphere.”
Month: September 2013
AGU Blogosphere: The National Academies Contemplate Geoengineering
“This month at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C., a 16-person ad hoc committee of scientists held its second meeting to discuss the practicality of various methods of purposefully changing Earth’s environment to combat climate change, sometimes called climate engineering or geoengineering.”
IDW: IPCC includes geoengineering in summary for policy-makers – what does this mean?
“Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published the summary for policymakers (SPM) of its working group I (WG I) report, and for the first time, the topic of “geoengineering” is included in such a summary.”
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2013): Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2013): Working Group I Contribution to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Summary for Policymakers.
Chapter from IPCC fifth assessment report with CE on page 21.
the guardian: Why has geoengineering been legitimised by the IPCC?
“This morning’s publication of the IPCC’s summary for policymakers tells a familiar and gloomy story of the science of climate change. The big surprise is the decision to mention the controversial idea of geoengineering.”
The Stranger Blog: Neoliberalism, Geoengineering, and a Great Book by Philip Mirowski
Quots and comments on Philip Mirowski “Never Let a Serious Crisis go to Waste”
ETH-Klimablog: Clouds and aerosols (German)
German climate blog article on uncertainties from clouds and aerosols, plus CE.
Times Weekly: Dear EarthTalk: Solar Geo-Engineering
“What is solar geo-engineering and how can it help stave off global warming?”
Whydah Newsletter: Governance of Geoengineering – A personal view
By Andrew Lockley. “Climate change is here to stay. Principally due to the heat capacity of the oceans, we feel the effect of past emissions. Meanwhile, emissions continue, and there’s still a rush to build carbon-spewing plants and vehicles.”