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Heyen, Daniel (2015): Strategic Conficts on the Horizon: R&D Incentives for Environmental Technologies

Heyen, Daniel (2015): Strategic Conficts on the Horizon: R[&]D Incentives for Environmental Technologies. University of Heidelberg (Discussion Paper Series, 584).

„This paper focuses on a specic mechanism for strategic distortions in this R[&]D game. In this mechanism, the outlook of future conicts surrounding technology deployment directly impacts on the willingness to undertake R[&]D.“

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02.03.2015

# Peer-reviewed Publications

Law Street: Climate Engineering is Not a Solution to Climate Change

„There are many potential problems with this concept, and hopefully it never comes to full fruition.“

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02.03.2015

# Media

OliPrice.com: Can We Fix Climate Change With Technology?

„Even worse, the longer the world waits to reduce the rate at which it burns fossil fuels, the more likely that governments will view geoengineering as the only option remaining to combat catastrophic effects of climate change.“

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02.03.2015

# Media

Jon and Aarons Post Carbon Project Blog: What makes an effective Op-ED; A comparison

Response to Parker/Keith in Washington Post. „I would conclude in saying that I thought Parker and Keith wrote an effective article, with an easy to follow organization and just enough individual style and wit to capture the reader. I do not agree with everything that brought to light or some of their techniques, but that is why it is an opinion piece.“

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02.03.2015

# Media

Abstracts deadline today: Climate Engineering Research Symposium 2015

Deadline: 02.03.2014, Climate Engineering Research Symposium 2015

„Abstracts are encouraged for oral and poster presentations relevant to the five cross-cutting themes:

Scientific Feasibility of Climate Engineering Ideas – Exploring Climate Engineering Uncertainties – A Comparative View on Climate Engineering Options and Assessment Metrics – Governing Climate Engineering Research, Potential Development and Deployment – Perceptions of and Perspectives on Climate Engineering Research and Deployment“

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02.03.2015

# Calls

Earth Day Network: Chemotherapy for the Climate-RFF Reviews Climate Engineering

„Ultimately, any geoengineering project will have to be supplemented by other measures, as even raising the albedo, or reflectivity, of the atmosphere will not be able to stop ocean acidification, trash pile-up, or any number of other difficulties which have emerged over the past several decades that have yet to be addressed. Overall, geoengineering is presented as a solution with harmful effects that nevertheless may be necessary in an emergency.“

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01.03.2015

# Media

The Ecologist: Survivable IPCC projections are based on science fiction – the reality is much worse

On CDR included in IPCC scenarioas. „The IPCC’s ‚Representative Concentration Pathways‘ are based on fantasy technology that must draw massive volumes of CO2 out of the atmosphere late this century, writes Nick Breeze – an unjustified hope that conceals a very bleak future for Earth, and humanity.“

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01.03.2015

# Media

Muscatine Journal: The hope or hoax of geoengineering

„There is a fine line between creative ingenuity and wishful thinking-between science and science fiction. We must stay the course and do the hard work on the roots of the problem. As a basis for policy and action today, the simple engineering solution does not exist.“

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01.03.2015

# Media

BBC Inside Science: Artificial Intelligence, Desalination, History of Forensics, Music from Cells

Radio broadcast on different technologies including CE (min 7:38 – 14:00).

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01.03.2015

# Media

FCEA Blog: Measuring NGO Response to NAS Climate Intervention Reports – Rachael Somerville

„In the coming weeks, I’ll be studying whether or not these NGOs will release new statements in light of last week’s National Academy of Sciences National Research Council reports on the topic.“

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27.02.2015

# Media