Solar Geoengineering: Social Science, Legal, Ethical, and Economic
We discuss issues regarding the framing and futures of solar geoengineering, empirical social science on public views and public engagement, the evolution of ethical concerns regarding
Solar geoengineering research programs on national agendas: a
Keywords Solar geoengineering · MSA · Programs 1 Introduction Solar geoengineering (SG), or the proposed use of technology to reect sunlight back to space as a means of partially counteracting climate change, is not merely a novel emerg-ing technology but also a novel policy eld, with few governments giving it anything more
Geoengineering News, Research and Analysis
The risks of solar geoengineering will be magnified if critics are ignored and researchers are allowed to self-regulate. New Africa/Shutterstock August 30, 2024
A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was
An ill-fated solar geoengineering project should have consulted with Indigenous leaders from the get-go. The policy analysis calls the startup''s efforts "irresponsible" and "not tied
The science and ethics of solar geoengineering
As humanity''s efforts to decarbonize continue to fall short, and the effects of climate change accelerate, scientific and policy circles are increasingly discussing solar geoengineering as a last-ditch effort to protect Earth from dangerous
UN-Science Summit: Countries Call for the Non-Use of Solar Geoengineering
Solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation modification (SRM), refers to a set of technologies that aim to artificially cool the planet by altering Earth''s climate systems. The interest in and push for these technologies is primarily driven by a select group of scientists, organisations, and private funders and investors, particularly in wealthier Global North countries.
Top advisers say EU should ban solar geoengineering for now
BRUSSELS — The European Union should prohibit solar geoengineering technologies to combat climate change and push for a worldwide ban for the time being, the bloc''s scientific advisers said Monday.
Strategic dimensions of solar geoengineering: Economic theory
Highlights • Solar Geoengineering could reduce global temperatures fast and at low direct cost. • An important concern is the strategic implications of solar geoengineering. •
Solar geoengineering research faces geopolitical deadlock
As a powerful potential lever on global temperatures, solar geoengineering—or solar radiation modification (SRM)—comes with formidable environmental and political risks.
Joshua Horton | The Keith Group
Based on an empirical analysis of solar geoengineering research governance and a theoretical consideration of alternative literatures, including research on interest groups and nonstate advocacy, we call for a broader theory of transnational governance that integrates steering and influence in a way that accounts for the full array of nonstate and substate engagements
New study compares the benefits and risks of solar geoengineering
Solar geoengineering might be one way to reduce these impacts—but it comes with its own risks. Do the benefits, in the form of reduced climate impacts, outweigh solar geoengineering''s risks? should not—and ours does not—mechanically determine policy outcomes but should be a crucial input to policy analysis and debate," says study
Global perspectives on solar geoengineering: A novel framework
Four studies use some form of technology assisted social media analysis, such as Tingley and Wagner [85] who use a ''supervised learning method'' and ''automated sentiment analysis'', and Debnath et al. [84] who use natural language processing, deep learning, and network analysis. Additionally, two studies employ some form of secondary content analysis of
The Harvard Solar Geoengineering
Solar geoengineering in particular could not be a replacement for reducing emissions (mitigation) or coping with a changing climate (adaptation); yet, it could supplement these efforts. "Solar
Give research into solar geoengineering a chance
Solar-geoengineering research brings risks, and there are other, more-promising ways to address global warming. But the world remains on a path to dangerous climate change, and future generations
Halving warming with idealized solar geoengineering moderates
Solar geoengineering (SG) has the potential to restore average surface temperatures by increasing planetary albedo1–4, but this could reduce precipitation5–7. As our analysis focused on
Solar geoengineering research in the global public interest: A
Research on solar geoengineering needs a holistic analysis of solar geoengineering''s interactions with climate responses, a systematic examination of risks and failures, means of addressing questions of local importance, the ability to enable domestic policymaking, and multiscalar, cross-generational engagement.
Solar Geoengineering: Social Science, Legal, Ethical, and
Solar geoengineering research in the social sciences and humanities has largely evolved in parallel with research in the natural sciences. In this article, we review the current state of the literature on the ethical, legal, economic, and social science aspects of this emerging area. We discuss issues regarding the framing and futures of solar geoengineering, empirical social
Solar geoengineering research programs on national agendas: a
Solar geoengineering (SG), or the proposed use of technology to reflect sunlight back to space as a means of partially counteracting climate change, requires systematic research funded by public bodies, yet no dedicated national SG research programs ("programs") currently exist. To explain why and understand how things might change in the future, we add concepts
Solar geoengineering research faces geopolitical deadlock
Our accounts of the UNEA meetings—the most prominent intergovernmental discussions of solar geoengineering to date—are based on our direct observation of the negotiations, conversations with delegates and other observers, and detailed reading of the draft texts and submissions made by countries and accredited organizations as posted on the UN
Impact of solar geoengineering on temperature-attributable
We estimate solar geoengineering''s (SGs) impact on temperature-attributable mortality and take a small step toward a more comprehensive risk–risk analysis SG. The naïve expectation is that
Solar Geoengineering: The View from Just War/Securitization
Yet, most of the social scientific literature on solar geoengineering does not tend to systematically engage with this possibility; scholars focus either on global governance or on banning SRM usage and research altogether. In response, however, I suggest that rather than reading the analysis as a refutation of their view, the findings are
First sun-dimming experiment will test a
If all goes as planned, the Harvard team will be the first in the world to move solar geoengineering out of the lab and into the stratosphere, with a project called the
Solar geoengineering: The case for an international non‐use
Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as a topic worth studying. Some see it also as a potential future policy option. Solar geoengineering describes a set of hypothetical technologies to reduce incoming sunlight on earth, that is, to "dim the sun" (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Solar Geoengineering Could Save 400,000 Lives a Year, Georgia
Solar geoengineering has generated millions of dollars in funding and a recommendation by the National Academies of Science that the federal government should provide millions more toward research and the development of a risk-risk analysis similar to what Harding''s team produced. But the tech has also drawn concern, including from the Union
Solar Geoengineering: A Transatlantic Split under the Sun
Solar geoengineering could slow – and perhaps reverse – climate change. Time is short: 2024 set to become the warmest year on record. But political agreement on the speculative technologies remains elusive. Oona Lagercrantz is a Project Assistant with the Digital Innovation Initiative at the Center for European Policy Analysis in
Solar geoengineering News, Research and Analysis
Solar geoengineering could theoretically cool the Earth to slow global warming, and it has been controversial. Still, countries should research its risks and benefits.
Publications | Harvard''s Solar Geoengineering Research Program
Biased judgments are costly in both directions. A coin has two sides. Our analysis quantitatively demonstrates the risk-risk trade-off around SG and reinforces the value of research that can reduce uncertainty. harding_belaia_and_keith_2023.pdf. Solar geoengineering (SG), or the proposed use of technology to reflect sunlight back to space
Solar Geoengineering To Cool the Planet: Is
Most research into solar geoengineering strategies is currently focused on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI, also called solar radiation management or SRM) and
Impact of solar geoengineering on temperature-attributable
solar geoengineering | human mortality | risk–risk analysis Temperature- attributable mortality is a major risk of climate change. A recent study found that annual temperature-attributable mortality would increase by about 14 deaths per 100,000 by the end of the 21st century for a moderate emissions scenario, 85 for a high
Solar geoengineering research in the global public interest: A
Research on solar geoengineering needs a holistic analysis of solar geoengineering''s interactions with climate responses, a systematic examination of risks and
Solar geoengineering and carbon removal significantly lower
Solar geoengineering and carbon removal significantly lower economic climate damages. Author links open overlay panel Aobo Liu 1 2, John C. Moore 2 3, Xiao Cheng 4 5, Yating Chen 1 2 6. While our analysis reflects a deliberate scope designed to streamline the assessment process, it is essential to recognize that the impacts of climate
Solar Geoengineering | The Keith Group
Solar geoengineering (SG) might be able to reduce climate risks if used to supplement emissions cuts and carbon removal. Yet, the wisdom of proceeding with research to reduce its
The science and ethics of solar geoengineering
But were the solar veil not maintained, Earth would face what is known as termination shock: The planet would rapidly heat to account for all the new carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases released since the climate intervention
Impacts of Solar Geoengineering on Projected Climate of South
ABSTRACT Solar geoengineering (SG) is an interim solution to combat global warming, which involves scattering back a tiny fraction of the incoming sunlight. Contribution: Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Conceptualization, Supervision, Validation, Project administration, Writing - review & editing, Funding acquisition.