Conference summary: Pilot Workshop on Governing Geoengineering in the 21th Century

Conference summary of "Pilot Workshop on Governing Geoengineering in the 21th Century. Asian Perspectives", 18-19 July 2011, Center for Non-Traditional Security Studies, Singapore.

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12.12.2011

# New Publications

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Schellnhuber, H. J. (2011): Geoengineering: The good, the MAD, and the sensible

Schellnhuber, H. J. (2011): Geoengineering: The good, the MAD, and the sensible. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Comment on the MAD theory from Cold War applied to SRM while CDR is not feasable.

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09.12.2011

# Media

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Scheffran, Jürgen (2011): When extreme weather produces conflicts (German Language)

Scheffran, Jürgen (2011): Wenn Wetterextreme Konflikte auslösen. Kommentar. In: Financial Times Deutschland, 09.12.2011, S. 30. (German Language)

German newspaper comment on uncertain consequences, weather manipulation and the mitigatino problem.

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01.12.2011

# Political Papers

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Royal Society: Solar radiation management: the governance of research

"The report, Solar radiation management: the governance of research, summarizes the opinions gathered and issues raised from international conferences and meetings bringing together this wide variety of stakeholders, including input from experts and organizations from 22 countries."

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Conference report: Scientists confer at the KlimaCampus on the consequences of geo-engineering

"Is geo-engineering a viable emergency plan for the effects of climate change? What are the possible hazards of these new technologies for the environment and society? And what are the risks for conflicts or even security? Looking at the topic geo-engineering from the viewpoint of peace research, there are still many unanswered questions."

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01.04.2011

# Political Papers

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Lane, Lee (2011): U.S. National Interest, Climate Engineering, and International Law

Lane, Lee (2011): U.S. National Interest, Climate Engineering, and International Law. Hudson Institute. Washington, D.C. (Economic Policy / Briefing Paper).

Short report on the U.S. potential interest in CE.

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