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14.06.2015

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Rayner, Steve (2015): To know or not to know? A not on ignorance as a rethorical resource in geoengineering debates

Rayner, Steve (2015): To know or not to know? A not on ignorance as a rethorical resource in geoengineering debates. In Matthias Gross, Linsey McGoey (Eds.): Routledge international handbook of ignorance studies. 1 Edition. Balsingstoke: Routledge (Routledge international handbooks), pp. 308–317.

Handbook with an article by Rayner. "The field is growing fast and this handbook reflects this interdisciplinary field of study by drawing contributions from economics, sociology, history, philosophy, cultural studies, anthropology, feminist studies, and related fields in order to serve as a seminal guide to the political, legal and social uses of ignorance in social and political life."

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18.04.2015

# New Publications

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Robock, Alan (2015): Cloud control: Climatologist Alan Robock on the effects of geoengineering and nuclear war

Robock, Alan (2015): Cloud control: Climatologist Alan Robock on the effects of geoengineering and nuclear war. In Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. DOI 10.1177/0096340215581353.

"In this interview, Rutgers University climatologist Alan Robock talks with Elisabeth Eaves from the Bulletin about geoengineering and nuclear winter. He says that geoengineering is not the solution to global warming because of its many risks and unknowns."

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16.09.2014

# Media

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the guardian: Naomi Klein: ‘We tried it your way and we don’t have another decade to waste’

New book of Naomi Klein with one chapter on CE. "The climate-change movement is making little headway against corporate vested interests, says the author of Shock Doctrine. But how does she think her new book, This Changes Everything, will help galvanise people?"

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20.03.2014

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EcoWatch: Geoengineering is Not the Answer to Climate Change

"Because nature doesn’t always behave the same in a lab, test tube or computer program as it does in the real world, scientists and engineers have come up with ideas that didn’t turn out as expected."

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10.01.2014

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Common Dreams: Geoengineering: As Bad As Climate Change?

"Risky plan to mitigate climate change could dry out the tropics: study"

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07.01.2014

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Issue of 'Policy Options' on technology and CE

Issue of 'Policy Options' on technology and CE, containing an article by David Keith on CE and climate policy.

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07.01.2014

# New Publications

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Greenr: Geoengineering: Fighting Climate Change by Outsmarting the Sun

Critical article on CE.

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20.11.2013

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CEC 14 Blog: Positive Discussions on Negative Emissions

"Looking back on the Oxford Conference on Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs), September 2013."

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15.11.2013

# Political Papers

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German young Think Tank of the Club of Rome: 7 Questions on Climate Engineering

A task force from the German young Think Tank 30 of the Club of Rome conducted a list of 7 questions on CE, which were presented by Mojib Lativ and Thomas Bruhn.

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25.10.2013

# Calls & events

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