Geoengineering our Climate? Ethics, Politics, and Governance The Earthscan Science in Society Series

If the detrimental impacts of human-induced climate change continue to mount, technologies for geoengineering our climate ? i.e. deliberate modifying of the Earth's climate system at a large scale ? are likely to receive ever greater attention from countries and societies worldwide. Geoengineering technologies could have profound ramifications for our societies, and yet agreeing on an international governance framework in which even serious research into these planetary-altering technologies can take place presents an immense international political challenge.

In this important book, a diverse collection of internationally respected scientists, philosophers, legal scholars, policymakers, and civil society representatives examine and reflect upon the global geoengineering debate they have helped shape. Opening with essays examining the historic origins of contemporary geoengineering ideas, the book goes on to explore varying perspectives from across the first decade of this global discourse since 2006. These essays methodically cover: the practical and ethical dilemmas geoengineering poses; the evolving geoengineering research agenda; the challenges geoengineering technologies present to current international legal and political frameworks; and differing perceptions of geoengineering from around the world. The book concludes with a series of forward looking essays, some drawing lessons from precedents for governing other global issues, others proposing how geoengineering technologies might be governed if/as they begin to emerge from the lab into the real world.

This book is an indispensable resource for scientists, activists, policymakers, and political figures aiming to engage in the emerging debate about geoengineering our climate.

1. Geoengineering Our Climate: An Emerging Discourse Jason J. Blackstock and Sean Low, Part I: Historical Context, 2. Philosophy of Technology and Geoengineering Dane Scott, 3. Geoengineering and the Sacred: A Brief History in Four Characters Bronislaw Szerscynski, 4. A History of Weather and Climate Control James Rodgers Fleming, 5. Nitrogen Geoengineering Oliver Morton, Part II: Contemporary Framings, 6. Can Emergency Geoengineering Really Prevent Climate Tipping Points? Timothy M. Lenton, 7. The Economics of Climate Engineering Juan B. Moreno-Cruz, Katharine L. Ricke and Gernot Wagner, 8. Framing Geoengineering Assessments Rob Bellamy, 9. Public Perceptions of Geoengineering Rose Cairns, 10. Geoengineering and the Inexact Science of Communication, Jeff Tollefson, 11. ‘This is God’s Stuff We’re Messing With’: Geoengineering as a Religious Issue Wylie Carr, 12. The Ethical Dimensions of Geoengineering: Solar Radiation Management through Sulphate Particle Injection Nancy Tuana, Part III: Geoengineering Experiments: Early Days, 13. The Early Evolution of Climate Engineering Research Mark G. Lawrence and Paul J. Crutzen, 14. Use of Models, Analogs and Field-tests for Geoengineering Research Alan Robock and Ben Kravitz, 15. Past Forays into SRM Field Research and Implications for Future Governance Jack Doughty, 16. Village Science Meets Global Discourse: The Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation’s Ocean Iron Fertilization Experiment Holly Jean Buck, 17. Capturing the Imagination: Prospects for Direct Air Capture as a Climate Measure Duncan McLaren, Part IV: Existing Institutions and Emerging Frameworks, 18. The Emergence of the Geoengineering Debate Within the IPCC Arthur Petersen, 19. The International Legal Framework for Climate Engineering Jesse Reynolds, 20. Why the UNFCCC and CBD Should Refrain from Regulating Solar Climate Engineering Jesse Reynolds 21. Solar Geoengineering and the Problem of Liability Joshua B. Horton, Andy Parker and David KeithPart V: National, Regional and Sectoral Perspectives 22. Managing Climate Risks in Africa: The Role of Geoengineering Mulugeta Mengist Ayalew and Florent Gasc, 23. A Chinese Perspective on Solar Geoengineering Weili Weng and Ying Chen. 24. Climate Engineering and Small Island States: Panacea or Catastrophe? Penehuro Fatu Lefale and Cheryl Lea Anderson. 25. Strange Bedfellows: Climate Engineering Politics in the United States Simon Nicholson and Michael Thompson. 26. Geoengineering and the Humanitarian Challenge: What Role for the Most Vulnerable? Pablo Suarez, Bidisha Banerjee and Janot Mendler de Suarez 27. Opposition to Geoengineering: There’s no Place like H.O.M.E. ETC Group. 28. Is Solar Geoengineering a US National Security Risk? Chad Briggs. Part VI: Geoengineering Governance: From Research to the Real World 29. Research Ethics and Geoengineering, David R. Morrow, Robert E. Kopp and Michael Oppenheimer. 30. A Commentary on the Oxford Principles Tim Kruger. 31. Environmental Institutions, International Research Programmes, and Lessons for Geoengineering Research Arunabha Ghosh. 32. The Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative: Advancing the International Governance of Geoengineering Research Alex Hanafi and Steven P. Hamburg. 33. Foresight in Climate Engineering Johannes Gabriel and Sean Low. 34. Towards the Anticipatory Governance of Geoengineering Rider W. Foley, David H. Guston and Daniel Sarewitz. 35. Geoengineering Our Climate into the Future Sean Low and Jason J. Blackstock

Jason J. Blackstock is the founding head of the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy at University College London.

Sean Low is a research associate at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany.