06.07.2012

# New Publications

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Bellamy, Rob; et al. (2012): Appraising Geoengineering

Bellamy, Rob; Chilvers, Jason; Vaughan Naomi E.; Lenton, Timothy M. (2012): Appraising Geoengineering. In: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research - Working Paper (153), pp. 1–36.

Submitted and under review with WIREs Climate Change - "Appraisals of geoengineering are critically reviewed here for the first time using a systematic literature search and screen strategy. Substantial variability between different appraisals’ outputs originates from usually hidden framing effects relating to contextual and methodological choices."

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08.06.2012

# Media

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The Carbon Brief Blog: When it comes to Geoengineering, are you a Promethean?

Comprehensive blog post refering to Clive Hamiltons talk at the Royal Society/RSA. It uses Greek mythologie for metaphors.

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13.04.2012

# New Publications

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Nerlich, B. & Jaspal, R. (2012). Metaphors we die by? Geoengineering, metaphors and the argument for catastrophe

Nerlich, Brigitte; Jaspal, Rusi (2012): Metaphors We Die By? Geoengineering, Metaphors, and the Argument From Catastrophe. In: Metaphor and Symbol 27 (2), pp. 131–147. DOI 10.1080/10926488.2012.665795

In this paper three main metaphors for the argumentation on CE. (final paper)

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20.12.2011

# Political Papers

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Kiel Earth Instiute: Large-Scale Intentional Intervention s into the Climate System? Assessing the Climate Engineering Debate (full release in English)

German Scoping Survey on CE in now available in English. The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has an interdisciplinary team of scientists commissioned, to assamble the current state of knowledge on climate engineering. As a result is given, along with six special studies of the natural sciences, law, economics, politics, social sciences and ethics, an integrative overall report as a joint effort of all authors. The Kiel Earth Institute as an involved institution has coordinated scientists and serves as editor of the findings.

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05.12.2011

# Media

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the guardian: The clique that is trying to frame the global geoengineering debate

Article from a SRMGI-member on role of scientists and the phrase "geo-clique".

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29.11.2011

# Projects

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stiftung neue verantwortung: Geoengineering

German project for better communication and reflection on climate politics and CE.

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21.11.2011

# Media

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ground report: Climate Change: geoengineering, an option not a solution for global warming

Article on the framing of climate politics and CE.

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17.11.2011

# New Publications

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Macnaghten, Phil; Owen, Richard (2011): Environmental science: Good governance for geoengineering

Macnaghten, Phil; Owen, Richard (2011): Environmental science: Good governance for geoengineering. In: Nature 479 (7373), p. 293.

"Phil Macnaghten and Richard Owen describe the first attempt to govern a climate-engineering research project."

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30.10.2011

# New Publications

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Buck, Holly (2011): Climate Engineering in the New Media Landscape

Buck, Holly (2011): Climate Engineering in the New Media Landscape: Culture, Power, and Climate Control. Lund University. Lund. Online at http://www.lu.se/o.o.i.s?id=19464&postid=1940495, link checked 31.10.2011.

Discourse analysis on popular media with respect to power relations.

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17.08.2011

# New Publications

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Poumadère, Marc; Bertoldo, Raquel; Samadi, Jaleh (2011): Public perceptions and governance of controversial technologies to tackle climate change: nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, wind, and geoengineering

Poumadère, Marc; Bertoldo, Raquel; Samadi, Jaleh (2011): Public perceptions and governance of controversial technologies to tackle climate change: nuclear power, carbon capture and storage, wind, and geoengineering. In: WIREs Clim Change 2 (5), S. 712–727. DOI: 10.1002/wcc.134

Paper on public perception of energy and climate technologies with specieal interest in risistance and risks perception.

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