VOXXI: Can we engineer a fix to our climate problems?
General article. „Is it time to get serious about geoengineering our way out of climate problems?“
CO2-removal News
Geoengineering Politics Blog: New Labeling Initiative Seeks to Promote Biochar-Grown Food
Summary blog post on food production with biochar.
Bewick, R.; et al. (2012): Heliotropic Dust Rings for Earth Climate Engineering
Bewick, R.; Lücking, C.; Colombo, C.; Sanchez, J.P; McInnes, C.R (2012): Heliotropic Dust Rings for Earth Climate Engineering. In: Advances in Space Research. DOI dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2012.10.024
„This paper examines the concept of a Sun-pointing elliptical Earth ring comprised of dust grains to offset global warming.“
Preston, Christopher J. (2012): Ethics and geoengineering: reviewing the moral issues raised by solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal
Preston, Christopher J. (2012): Ethics and geoengineering: reviewing the moral issues raised by solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal. In: WIREs Clim Change (online first), DOI 10.1002/wcc.198
„Ethicists, social scientists, and experts in governance have begun the work of addressing these concerns. […] The wide range of geoengineering technologies currently being discussed makes it prudent that each technique should be evaluated individually for its ethical merit.“
RedOrbit: Pavements Created To Fight Climate Change May Increase Energy Consumption For Surrounding Buildings
„A push to replace old, heat-trapping paving materials with new, cooler materials could actually lead to higher electricity bills for surrounding buildings, engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have found. Researchers published their findings Oct. 29 in the new Journal of Urban Climate.“
Health & Science: Geoengineering is the answer to climate change. Unless it isn’t
„Is it time to get serious about geoengineering our way out of climate change?“
Bodansky, Daniel (2012): The Who, What, and Wherefore of Geoengineering Governance
Bodansky, Daniel (2012): The Who, What, and Wherefore of Geoengineering Governance. Arizona State University (Working Paper).
„This article analyzes the basic governance issues raised by geoengineering, including the possible functions, forms, objects and agents of governance.“
[press review] Localised SRM study (1st update, 6.11.)
After the wide media coverage of the ocean fertilization project, a SRM study from MacMartin/Keith/Kravitz/Caldeira (2012) also got some feedback.
Greenpeace: Geoengineering the Ocean off Haida Gwaii: A False Solution to Real Problems
Critical text from Greenpeace Canada. „The consequences of tampering with nature at this scale are not predictable and pose unacceptable risks to the marine environment.“
the guardian: The man who would stop hurricanes with car tyres
On weather modification but with link to CE. „British scientist Stephen Salter and Bill Gates patent scheme to prevent huge storms“