Deadline: 22.02.2012

1. Revised draft study on the impacts of climate-related geo-engineering on biological diversity

2. Revised draft study on the regulatory framework of climate-related geo-engineering relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Partanen, Antti-Ilari; Kokkola, Harri; Romakkaniemi, Sami; Kerminen, Veli-Matti; Lehtinen, Kari E. J.; Bergman, Tommi et al. (2012): Direct and indirect effects of sea spray geoengineering and the role of injected particle size. In: J. Geophys. Res 117 (D2).. doi:10.1029/2011JD016428 (final paper)

"The aerosol direct effect of sea spray geoengineering is not insignificant - Cloud modification was most efficient when the injected particles were small - There are large uncertainties in the efficiency of sea spray geoengineering"

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Schmidt, H.; Alterskjær, K.; Bou Karam, D.; Boucher, O.; Jones, A.; Kristjansson, J. E. et al. (2012): Can a reduction of solar irradiance counteract CO2-induced climate change? – Results from four Earth system models. In: Earth Syst. Dynam. Discuss 3 (1), S. 31–72. doi:10.5194/esdd-3-31-2012

" In this study we compare the response of four state-of-the-art Earth system models to climate engineering under scenario G1 of the GeoMIP and IMPLICC model intercomparison projects."

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Article on problems of Ozone Layer Geoengineering.

See also other articles in ground report on this topic here, here, and here.

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