Club Troppo Blog: An update on geo-engineering and solar power prices
Comparing CE with solar power.
CO2-removal News
Soil Biology & Biochemistry: Virtual Special Issue on Biochar
„The 29 papers presented in this Virtual Special Issue are a selection of those exploring this biochar theme and which have been published in Soil Biology [&] Biochemistry since 2009.“
Panel Discussion: Can we fix the climate? (Norwegian language)
17.04.2012, Universitetsplassen i Oslo
Debate in the CICERO center for climate science in Norwegian language.
Scarlet & Black: Fleming On History of Fixing Weather, Changing Climates
Interview with James Fleming on geoengineering and his book „Fixing the Sky“.
McLaren, Duncan (2012): Governance and equity in the development and deployment of negative emissions technologies (conference paper)
„This paper draws on a recent global assessment of carbon dioxide removal (or negative emissions) technologies (NETs) undertaken by the author for Friends of the Earth in the UK. Alongside criteria such as cost and technical readiness,[nbsp] the review applied criteria regarding controllability, accountability and side effects (including distributional impacts) to around 30 prospective NETs found in the literature.“
Link (direct download)
Talk/Lecture: Andrew Parker: Geoengineering the Climate
23.04.2012, 19:30, University of Worcester. Room EE G087
Summary lecture of the Royal Society Report.
the environmentalist: Geoengineering – Man-handling the planet?
„Richard Campen asks if it is right to interfere with the Earth’s natural systems through geoengineering to avoid climate change. Geoengineering concerns the intentional manipulation of the environment in order to moderate global warming.“
Link (content non-free)
FAZ Blog: Models, Manipulation and global Climate (German Language)
German blog article comparing climate models of CE with economical models.
Akbari, Hashem; Damon Matthews, H.; Seto, Donny (2012): The long-term effect of increasing the albedo of urban areas
Akbari, Hashem; Damon Matthews, H.; Seto, Donny (2012): The long-term effect of increasing the albedo of urban areas. In: Environ. Res. Lett. 7 (2), pp. 1–10. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024004
A paper calculating the effectiveness of white roofs for solar radiation management.