[press review] Lord Rees
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Boyages, Costa S. (2013): Global climate change, geo-engineering and human health. In The Medical Journal of Australia 199 (7), pp. 1–2. DOI 10.5694/mja13.10572
Australian Medical Students’ Association Global Health Essay Competition. „One underinvestigated dimension to climate change discourse, however, is the link between human health and geo-engineering.“
Article from the stand point of sustainability with three headlines: „It’s really hard“, „It’s not a solution“, „It’s a political nightmare“
„Geoengineering on the climate change agenda. – We think it is time to take a step back and reflect on the promises, risks and pitfalls of geoengineering as thoroughly as possible.“
Two articles respont to the interview with Lord Rees.
„Lord Rees appeals for research into geoengineering technologies in case efforts to curb carbon emissions fail“
Hamilton, Clive (2013): What Would Heidegger Say About Geoengineering? (discussion paper)
„Proposals to respond to climate change by geoengineering the Earth’s climate system, such as by regulating the amount of sunlight reaching the planet, may be seen as a radical fulfillment of Heidegger’s understanding of technology as destiny.“
Reply to Noami Klein. „Klein might argue that a sufficiently militant and global popular revolution could delay or even prevent this grim development, but I wouldn’t count on it. Contrary to popular belief, I’m not a religious person, but if I were, I would pray that geoengineering works.“
„The „No Logo“ author explains how environmentalists may be more damaging to their cause than climate change deniers“
„Prof. David Winickoff has been awarded an NSF grant for a multiyear study on the politics of science in complex regulatory regimes. Grounded in the fields of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and law, this project aims to conduct a comparative study of the role of science and expertise in the global regulation of biofuels and geoengineering.“