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Moore, Nigel; et al. (2015): Procedural Governance of Field Experiments in Solar Radiation Management

Moore, Nigel; Schäfer, Stefan; Lawrence, Mark G. (2015): Procedural Governance of Field Experiments in Solar Radiation Management. Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS). Potsdam (IASS Working Paper).

„This report aims to aid decision-makers and other interested parties in understanding the complex scientific and social issues that proposals for field experiments and their regulation must navigate by highlighting the tensions between these concerns and suggesting some initial steps that might be taken to address them. This includes options for procedural governance that were the focus of the Potsdam Workshop.“

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12.03.2015

# Peer-reviewed Publications

Scientific American: Geoengineering Is Not a Solution to Climate Change

„Using technofixes to tinker with global climate systems is an excuse to avoid unpopular but necessary measures to reduce carbon emissions“

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11.03.2015

# Media

the guardian: Consensus and geoengineering – how to convince people about global warming

„Social scientists are debating how best to shift public opinion on global warming“

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11.03.2015

# Media

Great Lakes Echo: US scientists urge more research on climate engineering

Radio broadcast. „Current State speaks with Dr. Joyce Penner, a professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Michigan who served on the committee that authored the report.“

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10.03.2015

# Media

Fourth Estate: Geoengineering is too risky for our climate change issues

„A government-sponsored panel from the National Academy of Sciences called for further research into the practice of geoengineering Feb. 10. […] Overall, it’s too early to put all of our chips down on a bet like geoengineering. It’s not a matter of capability, but a matter of calculating our energy and manpower towards building a healthier lifestyle for our planet.“

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10.03.2015

# Media

Deccan Herald: Geoengineering schemes come under fire

„MORE TO LEARN Existing technologies that capture carbon are expensive, slow to work and environmentally damaging, finds out Alexandra Witze.“

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10.03.2015

# Media

the guardian: We need regenerative farming, not geoengineering

„The quick fix mindset behind geoengineering must be transformed to one that seeks a humble partnership with nature if we are to address climate change“

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10.03.2015

# Media

MintPress News Blog: Is Geoengineering Necessary To Survive Climate Change?

„Although geoengineering has been bandied about for a number of years now, it was the recent article in the Guardian —[nbsp]where a professor for climate and environmental sciences was asked by the CIA probing questions on geoengineering’s[nbsp]potential for controlling weather[nbsp]—[nbsp]that the idea was brought back into the fore.“

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09.03.2015

# Media

SWR2: Climate solution with side effects (German)

German broadcast on CE in general.

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09.03.2015

# Media

Science Political Blog: Geoengineering and Climate Interventions: Too Risky or Needs More Research?

„I worry that this report would pave the way for wasting large investments of funding and effort researching these schemes, rather than focusing on the goal of slowing and eventually stopping climate change by transitioning to a low-carbon economy. Moreover, if people believe that a technological solution is possible in the distant future, they will not strive so hard to reduce carbon emissions today and will continue with business-as-usual.“

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09.03.2015

# Media