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Rau, G. H.; et al. (2013): Direct electrolytic dissolution of silicate minerals for air CO2 mitigation and carbon-negative H2 production

Rau, G. H.; Carroll, S. A.; Bourcier, W. L.; Singleton, M. J.; Smith, M. M.; Aines, R. D. (2013): Direct electrolytic dissolution of silicate minerals for air CO2 mitigation and carbon-negative H2 production. In PNAS 110 (25), pp. 10095–10100. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1222358110.

„We experimentally demonstrate the direct coupling of silicate mineral dissolution with saline water electrolysis and H₂ production to effect significant air CO₂ absorption, chemical conversion, and storage in solution.“

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17. Dezember 2013

# Peer-reviewed Publications

BBC News: Hydrogen squeezed from stone could be new energy source

„An interesting further application of the serpentine that is produced by this reaction, is the capture of atmospheric carbon. Serpentine in nature is known to actively scour CO2 by carbonation, and has previously been suggested as a feedstock for sequestering atmospheric carbon on a global scale.“

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16. Dezember 2013

# Media

Szerszynski, Bronislaw; et al. (2013): Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix

Szerszynski, Bronislaw; Kearnes, Matthew; Macnaghten, Phil; Owen, Richard; Stilgoe, Jack (2013): Why solar radiation management geoengineering and democracy won’t mix. In Environ. Plann. A 45 (12), pp. 2809–2816. DOI 10.1068/a45649.

„In this paper we argue that recent policy treatments of solar radiation management (SRM) have insufficiently addressed its potential implications for contemporary political systems.“

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16. Dezember 2013

# Peer-reviewed Publications

[press review] Changes in Hydrologic Cycle – response to Kleidon; Renner (2013)

Media responses to Kleidon, A.; Renner, M. (2013): A simple explanation for the sensitivity of the hydrologic cycle to surface temperature and solar radiation and its implications for global climate change.

16. Dezember 2013

# Media

Scientific American: Salt Spray May Prove Most Feasible Geoengineering

Media response to[nbsp]Alterskjaer, Kari; et al. (2013). „The geoengineering technique might have some unintended benefits, like more rainfall, but also consequences if ever interrupted“

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16. Dezember 2013

# Media

Alterskjaer, Kari; et al. (2013): Sea-salt injections into the low-latitude marine boundary layer: The transient response in three Earth system models

Alterskjaer, Kari; Kristjánsson, Jón Egill; Boucher, Olivier; Muri, Helene; Niemeier, Ulrike; Schmidt, Hauke et al. (2013): Sea-salt injections into the low-latitude marine boundary layer: The transient response in three Earth system models. In: J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (21), S. 12,195. DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020432.

„In this study, we show results from multidecadal simulations of such sea-salt climate engineering (SSCE) on top of the RCP4.5 emission scenario using three Earth system models.“

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16. Dezember 2013

# Peer-reviewed Publications

Huffington Post: Geoengineering The Sky is Not Normal

„This insistence that we engage in debate over climate geoengineering is part of the process of „normalization“ that seems orchestrated — perhaps deliberately — with the intent of habituating people to the whole idea of climate geoengineering as an option.“

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12. Dezember 2013

# Media

Environmental Science & Policy – special issue on deforestation

Special issue of Environmental Science [&] Policy on deforestation, climate change and governance.

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12. Dezember 2013

# Peer-reviewed Publications

Bellamy, Rob (2013): Framing Geoengineering Assessment

Bellamy, Rob (2013): Framing Geoengineering Assessment (Geoengineering Our Climate? Working Paper and Opinion Article Series).

„In support of decision making, the selection of contexts and methods in technology assessment both constitute broad sites of instrumental framing, which act to condition assessment outcomes.“

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11. Dezember 2013

# Peer-reviewed Publications

US Congressional Research Services: Geoengineering: Governance and Technology Policy (update)

Bracmort, Kelsi; Lattanzio, Richard K. (2013): Geoengineering. Governance and Technology Policy. Congressional Research Service. Washington, D.C. (R41371).

Updated report of the US Congressional Research Service. „With the possibility that geoengineering technologies may be developed and that climate change will remain an issue of global concern, policymakers may determine whether geoengineering warrants attention at either the federal or international level.“

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11. Dezember 2013

# Science-Policy Documents