Note that there is an accompanying page on project scope: https://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49540
I think it was wise to focus on examining 3 or 4 exemplars rather than trying to define or address an exhaustive scope. I am sure the support from "the U.S. Intelligence Community" will no doubt set the hearts and minds of the conspiracy theorists aflutter. I condemn the torture, widespread drone attacks, etc, routinely engaged in by "the U.S. Intelligence Community" since 2001, and so would not participate if I did not genuinely believe that this panel will contribute to risk reduction. My understanding, based on hearsay and not solid information, is that a key risk they seek to understand is the magnitude of the threat from actors who might want to engage in rogue geoengineering projects. Project Scope An ad hoc committee will conduct a technical evaluation of a limited number of proposed geoengineering techniques, including examples of both solar radiation management (SRM) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques, and comment generally on the potential impacts of deploying these technologies, including possible environmental, economic, and national security concerns. The study will: 1. Evaluate what is currently known about the science of several (3-4) selected example techniques, including potential risks and consequences (both intended and unintended), such as impacts, or lack thereof, on ocean acidification, 2. Describe what is known about the viability for implementation of the proposed techniques including technological and cost considerations, 3. Briefly explain other geoengineering technologies that have been proposed (beyond the selected examples), and 4. Identify future research needed to provide a credible scientific underpinning for future discussions. The study will also discuss historical examples of related technologies (e.g., cloud seeding and other weather modification) for lessons that might be learned about societal reactions, examine what international agreements exist which may be relevant to the experimental testing or deployment of geoengineering technologies, and briefly explore potential societal and ethical considerations related to geoengineering. This study is intended to provide a careful, clear scientific foundation that informs ethical, legal, and political discussions surrounding geoengineering. The project has support from the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Intelligence Community. The approximate start date for the project is March 2013; a report is expected be issued in fall 2014. _____________ Ken Caldeira Carnegie Institution for Science Dept of Global Ecology 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305 USA +1 650 704 7212 kcalde...@carnegiescience.edu http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab @kencaldeira *Caldeira Lab is hiring postdoctoral researchers.* *http://dge.stanford.edu/labs/caldeiralab/Caldeira_employment.html* Our YouTube videos <http://www.youtube.com/user/CarnegieGlobEcology/videos> On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Rau, Greg <r...@llnl.gov> wrote: > > > Dear Colleagues: > > The Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate is pleased to announce the > formation of a new study committee, the Geoengineering Climate: Technical > Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts. > > This committee is charged to evaluate what is currently known about the > science of proposed climate geoengineering techniques, including potential > risks and consequences, such as impacts, or lack thereof, on ocean > acidification; describe what is known about the viability for > implementation of the proposed techniques including technological and cost > considerations; briefly explain other geoengineering technologies that have > been proposed (beyond the selected examples); and identify research needed > to provide a credible scientific underpinning for future discussions. > > The committee's statement of task and details about the members are > available at: > > https://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/CommitteeView.aspx?key=49540 > > Public comments may be submitted to the NRC via this site. > > Sincerely, > > Ed > > P.S. 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