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Governing Climate Engineering: A Proposal for Immediate Governance of Solar Radiation Management

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  • Sikina Jinnah

    (Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA)

  • Simon Nicholson

    (School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • David R. Morrow

    (Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • Zachary Dove

    (Department of Politics, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA)

  • Paul Wapner

    (School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • Walter Valdivia

    (Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA)

  • Leslie Paul Thiele

    (Department of Political Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA)

  • Catriona McKinnon

    (Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Stocker Rd, Exeter EX4 4PY, UK)

  • Andrew Light

    (Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA)

  • Myanna Lahsen

    (Department of Social Sciences, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Prakash Kashwan

    (Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA)

  • Aarti Gupta

    (Department of Social Sciences, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Alexander Gillespie

    (Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand)

  • Richard Falk

    (Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA)

  • Ken Conca

    (School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA)

  • Dan Chong

    (Department of Political Science, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA)

  • Netra Chhetri

    (School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875603, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA)

Abstract

Solar radiation management (SRM) technologies would reflect a small amount of incoming solar radiation back into space before the radiation can warm the planet. Although SRM may emerge as a useful component of a global response to climate change, there is also good reason for caution. In June 2017, the Academic Working Group on Climate Engineering Governance released a policy report, “Governing Solar Radiation Management”, which developed a set of objectives to govern SRM in the near-term future: (1) keep mitigation and adaptation first; (2) thoroughly and transparently evaluate risks, burdens, and benefits; (3) enable responsible knowledge creation; and (4) ensure robust governance before any consideration of deployment. To advance the governance objectives identified above, the working group developed twelve recommendations, grouped into three clusters: (1) create politically legitimate deliberative bodies; (2) leverage existing institutions; and (3) make research transparent and accountable. This communication discusses the rationale behind each cluster and elaborates on a subset of the recommendations from each cluster.

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  • Sikina Jinnah & Simon Nicholson & David R. Morrow & Zachary Dove & Paul Wapner & Walter Valdivia & Leslie Paul Thiele & Catriona McKinnon & Andrew Light & Myanna Lahsen & Prakash Kashwan & Aarti Gupta, 2019. "Governing Climate Engineering: A Proposal for Immediate Governance of Solar Radiation Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(14), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:14:p:3954-:d:250227
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    1. Jane A. Flegal & Aarti Gupta, 2018. "Evoking equity as a rationale for solar geoengineering research? Scrutinizing emerging expert visions of equity," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 45-61, February.
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