24.05.2013

# Media

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The Daily Climate: Opinion: Dreams we cannot afford

"The billions of dollars required by geoengineers to scrub the atmosphere of carbon will bankrupt us. I have a cheaper solution." (by Russ George)

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07.09.2012

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Rathenau Instituut Blog: Is artificial global cooling cheap?

Commentary on the latest cost calculation of SRM. (Dutch language)

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03.09.2012

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Bit of science: Climate cooling through SRM geoengineering costs less than 5 billion dollars per year

Short media response to the cost analysis of McClellan/Keith/Apt 2012.

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31.08.2012

# New Publications

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McClellan, Justin; et al. (2012): Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems

McClellan, Justin; Keith, David W.; Apt, Jay (2012): Cost analysis of stratospheric albedo modification delivery systems. In: Environ. Res. Lett 7 (3), pp. 34019.DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/3/034019

Aerosol SRM cost analysis. "We perform engineering cost analyses of systems capable of delivering 1–5 million metric tonnes (Mt) of albedo modification material to altitudes of 18–30 km."

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09.05.2012

# Political Papers

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Bickel, James Eric; Lane, Lee (2012): Climate Change: Climate Engineering Research

Bickel, James Eric; Lane, Lee (2012): Climate Change: Climate Engineering Research. Copenhagen Consensus Center (Challenge Paper).

Economic and risk-benefit-analysis on SRM.

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06.02.2012

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the guardian: Could an artificial volcano cool the planet by dimming the sun?

"First major study of practicality of planetary-scale solar radiation management concludes it is a potentially cost-effective option"

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06.02.2012

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the guardian: Bill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering

"Other wealthy individuals have also funded a series of reports into the future use of technologies to geoengineer the climate"

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06.12.2011

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scienexx: Geo-Engineering CO2 Air Captureper does not pay of

German science newspaper article on the air caputre study of PNAS. (German Language)

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05.12.2011

# New Publications

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House, K. Z., et al (2011): Economic and energetic analysis of capturing CO2 from ambient air

House, K. Z.; Baclig, A. C.; Ranjan, M.; van Nierop, E. A.; Wilcox, J.; Herzog, H. J. (2011): Economic and energetic analysis of capturing CO2 from ambient air. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Cost analysis for air caputre technology which shows that it is more expensive than expected.

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07.10.2011

# New Publications

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Fortune: The business of cooling the planet

Articles on corporations making money with CE, esp. with CDR. "Climate scientists and their billionaire backers, like Bill Gates, are trying to turn down the global thermostat - and make money doing it."


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