29.06.2020

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2020): Solar Geoengineering Research Governance: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2020): Solar Geoengineering Research Governance: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25811

"In a workshop held in September 2019, the National Academies convened experts to inform a larger study on solar geoengineering. Workshop participants discussed the governance of research at international, national, and sub-national scales and explored research governance mechanisms that might be applied to climate intervention research. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions for the workshop."

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29.06.2020

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2020): Developing a Research Agenda for Solar Geoengineering Strategies: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2020): Developing a Research Agenda for Solar Geoengineering Strategies: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25815

"In a workshop held in August 2019, the National Academies convened experts to inform a larger study on solar geoengineering. Workshop participants discussed the current status of, and future directions for research on solar geoengineering strategies, including stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cirrus cloud thinning. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions for the workshop."

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29.06.2020

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Union of Concerned Scientists: Issue Brief: Strengthening Public Input on Solar Geoengineering Research

"What’s needed for decisionmaking on atmospheric experiments."

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08.06.2020

# New Publications

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Chris, Robert (2015): Systems thinking for geoengineering policy

Chris, Robert (2015): Systems thinking for geoengineering policy. Balsingstoke: Routledge.

"Systems Thinking for Geoengineering Policy available for seven days of free access between now and the 14th of June."

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30.04.2020

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National Energy Technology Laboratory. 2020: "Safe Geologic Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide – DOE’s Carbon Storage R&D Program: Two Decades in Review."

National Energy Technology Laboratory. 2020: "Safe Geologic Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide – DOE’s Carbon Storage R&D Program: Two Decades in Review." Pittsburgh, April 13, 2020.

"A recently released report, “Safe Geologic Storage of Captured Carbon Dioxide: Two Decades of DOE’s Carbon Storage R&D Program in Review” dives into how the department and NETL and other national laboratories, research organizations, and industry stakeholders have worked collaboratively to meet the challenge of addressing the emission of greenhouse gases while ensuring the continued use of fossil fuels that underpin our nation’s economic prosperity."

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14.03.2020

# Media

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The Good Men Project: Who Will Regulate the Researchers?

"Debate continues over whether geoengineering could prove a practicable way of averting the worst impacts of climate change. If it is to do so, a huge research effort will be needed – and who will regulate that?"

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10.03.2020

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The Good Men Project: Who Will Regulate the Researchers?

"Debate continues over whether geoengineering could prove a practicable way of averting the worst impacts of climate change. If it is to do so, a huge research effort will be needed – and who will regulate that?"

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09.03.2020

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Committee on Climate Change (2020): Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK

Committee on Climate Change (2020): Land use: Policies for a Net Zero UK. London.

"This report presents the CCC’s first ever in-depth advice on UK agricultural and land use policies. The report assesses the way we use our land today and the changes required in how we farm and use land in order to deliver the UK Government’s Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050."

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02.03.2020

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Mulligan, J.; et al. (2020): CarbonShot: Federal Policy Options for Carbon Removal in the United States

Mulligan, J., A. Rudee, K. Lebling, K. Levin, J. Anderson, and B. Christensen (2020): CarbonShot: Federal Policy Options for Carbon Removal in the United States. Working Paper. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at www.wri.org/publication/carbonshot-federal-policyoptions-for-carbon-removal-in-the-united-states.

"The United States needs to make large-scale investments in carbon removal in the coming years if the country is to achieve carbon neutrality by midcentury."

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27.02.2020

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C2G: Blog post: Gender and Climate Engineering: A View From Feminist Science (Tina Sikka)

"Climate engineering technologies should to be taken up in ways that attend to gender-specific concerns. These could take account of differentiated impacts on women, their lack of power in decision-making, and the gendered nature of vulnerability."

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