A Panel Discussion on the Science of SRM
Resources for the Future hosted a series of panel discussions focused on the social science issues that Solar Radiation Management (SRM) raises, with an opening panel on the science of SRM
Resources for the Future (RFF) hosted a workshop in Washington DC at the end of September focused on the social science issues that SRM raises, but the opening panel (which I chaired) gave an introduction to the science of stratospheric aerosol geoengineering. This is just a quick post to advertize that discussion as I think our panel did a great job of providing a concise but comprehensive overview of the science of this tricky topic.
You can find the recording of the discussion on Youtube (The conversation starts at the 10-minute mark).
Figure 1. Snapshot from the panel discussion.
The workshop as a whole was great, with several other panels focusing on various socio-political and governance issues raised by SRM. I’ve copied below the full list of panels and panelists with links to the Youtube recordings.
If you have to watch only one other one, I’d suggest the Geopolitics panel as I personally learned a lot from that one, though the whole program was excellent.
Biophysical Impacts (Science of stratospheric aerosol geoengineering)
- Pete Irvine, UCL
- Babatunde Abiodun, University of Cape Town
- John Moore, University of Lapland
- Daniele Visioni, Cornell University
- Lili Xia, Rutgers University
Would Solar Geoengineering Crowd Out Emissions Cuts?
- Joe Aldy, Harvard Kennedy School and RFF
- Talbott Andrews, University of Connecticut
- Dave McEvoy, Appalachian State University
- Christine Merk, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
- David Morrow, American University
A Conversation with the Right Honourable A. Kim Campbell, P.C. (from Climate Overshoot Commission)
Solar Geoengineering’s Place in Broader Climate Strategy
- Mariia Belaia, George Mason University
- Tony Harding, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Doug MacMartin, Cornell University
- Massimo Tavoni, RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment
- Simone TIlmes, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Capacity Building for Competent, Just, & Inclusive Decisionmaking
- Julie Arrighi, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
- Marion Hourdequin, Colorado College
- Hassaan Sipra, Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering
- Shuchi Talati, Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering
- Billy Williams, American Geophysical Union
Plausible Non-optimal Near-term Solar Geoengineering Scenarios (Geopolitics)
- Beth Chalecki, University of Nebraska Omaha
- Tyler Felgenhauer, Duke University
- Joshua Horton, Harvard Kennedy School
- Jessica Seddon, Yale University
- Erin Sikorsky, Center for Climate and Security
Important Next Steps for Solar Geoengineering Policy and Research
- Holly Buck, University at Buffalo
- David Keith, University of Chicago
- Andy Parker, The Degrees Initiative
- Ted Parson, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- Billy Pizer, Resources for the Future
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