ETC Group: The ABCs of Ensuring Precaution on Geoengineering
A short breefing by the CE-critical NGO ETC Group. „A briefing for delegates to CBD COP11“
CO2-removal News
Talk/Lecture: Climate Engineering: New Option, Tabu or unsolvable Dilemma
22.10.2012, Berlin/Germany
German workshop by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF).
Talk/Lecture: Sucking Co2 out of thin air
15.10.2012, Oxford/UK
Seminar with Peter Eisenberg und Graciela Chichilnisky on direct air capture.
Talk/Lecture: Seminar: Frames of Geoengineering: Averting catastrophe or heading for disaster?
10.12.2012, Amsterdam/Netherlands
Seminar/Symposium of the Amstardam Global Change Institute (AGCI) with Prof. Brigitte Nerlich (University of Nottingham), drs.ir. Monique Riphagen (Rathenau Institute), dr. Rens Vliegenthart (University of Amsterdam), and dr. Eleftheria Vasileiadou (VU University Amsterdam).
The Conversation: Whiter than white: could brightening clouds reduce symptoms of climate change?
„Marine cloud brightening: it’s a concept that has been floated in climate engineering discussions for some time. But what are the moral implications of this geoengineering technology, and how likely is it to be implemented?“
the guardian: Big names behind US push for geoengineering
„A coalition representing the most powerful academic, military, scientific and corporate interests has set its sights on vast potential profits“
concrete: Hot under the collar: the future of geoengineering
Student newspaper of the University of East Anglia with a general article on CE inspired by the news on Arctic summer sea ice.
Smith, Steven J.; Rasch, Philip J. (2012): The long-term policy context for solar radiation management
Smith, Steven J.; Rasch, Philip J. (2012): The long-term policy context for solar radiation management. In: Climatic Change. DOI 10.1007/s10584-012-0577-3
„We examine the potential role of “solar radiation management” or “sunlight reduction methods” (SRM) in limiting future climate change, focusing on the interplay between SRM deployment and mitigation in the context of uncertainty in climate response.“
LiveScience: Asteroid Dust Could Fight Climate Change on Earth
Media response to the asteroid dust study.