01.05.2013

# Media

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Cultural Cogition Project: "Yes we can--with more technology!" A more hopeful narrative on climate?

Social sicence study. "But what captures my interest, of course, is the "science communication" significance of the "yes we can--with more technology" theme."

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29.01.2013

# New Publications

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Scholte, Samantha; et al. (2013): Opening up the societal debate on climate engineering: how newspaper frames are changing

Scholte, Samantha; Vasileiadou, Eleftheria; Petersen, Arthur C. (2013): Opening up the societal debate on climate engineering: how newspaper frames are changing. In: Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, pp. 1–16. DOI 10.1080/1943815X.2012.759593

"In recent studies, it has been claimed that the debate on climate engineering technologies may be closing down prematurely, with detrimental effects on the possibility of social and ethical reflection in appraising these controversial technologies."

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16.11.2012

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TheIntelHub: Public Perception of Climate Geoengineering in Japan as Revealed in an Online Survey

"Here we present results on an online, national survey conducted in March 8-9, 2011, in Japan, to examine the public perception."

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20.09.2012

# New Publications

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Hulme, M. (2012): Climate change: Climate engineering through stratospheric aerosol injection

Hulme, M. (2012): Climate change: Climate engineering through stratospheric aerosol injection. In: Progress in Physical Geography 36 (5), pp. 694–705

Analysing stratospheric aerosols on different social and political sacales. "In this progress report on climate change, I examine the growing literature dealing with the proposal to engineer global climate through the deliberate injection of aerosols into the stratosphere."

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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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05.06.2012

# New Publications

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Edvardsen, Hanne M.; Puškaric, Staša (2012): Voluntary Support of Scientific Research

Edvardsen, Hanne M.; Puškaric, Staša (2012): Voluntary Support of Scientific Research: A Road to a more Sustainable Future. In: RIThink 1 (1), pp. 33–38

Public oppinion survey on participation in CE research.

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02.06.2012

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Geoengineering Politics Blog: New US Public Opinion Data

Josh Horton compares the new public opinion study (Borick/Barry) with the study from Mercer/Keith/Sharp.

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31.05.2012

# Political Papers

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Borick, Christopher; Rabe, Barry (2012): Americans Cool on Geoengineering. Approaches to Addressing Climate Change

Borick, Christopher; Rabe, Barry (2012): Americans Cool on Geoengineering. Approaches to Addressing Climate Change. Brookings. Washington, D.C. (Governance Studies, 47).

"Given the political and economic challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there is growing interest in finding alternative methods of dealing with climate change. In a new paper, Christopher Borick and Barry Rabe look at the American public's attitude towards using geoengineering solutions as a means to combat global warming."

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29.02.2012

# New Publications

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Carr, Wylie A.; Preston, Christopher J.; et al. (2012): Public Engagement on Solar Radiation Management and Why it Needs to Happen Now

Carr, Wylie A.; Preston, Christopher J.; et al. (2012): Public Engagement on Solar Radiation Management and Why it Needs to Happen Now (in review process)

"We explore how public engagement exercises can contribute to the research, development, and governance of one branch of geoengineering, solar radiation management (SRM), in three key ways."

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13.02.2012

# New Publications

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Whyte, Kyle (2012): Indigenours People, Solar Rediation Management, and Consent

Grey literature publication on the indigenous view on SRM.

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