Sorry about the delay I'm away from a computer. Ron writes:
>On this list, we have pretty much stayed away from CCS - not considered to be >part of geoengineering - or >what Andrew wrote about. Can you expand on your own research to the "Geo" >area - perhaps specifically to >BECCS? I'm particularly interested in who is lying about CDR? My research, such that it is, into GE is primarily socio-political, as any strategy to employ GE will have social consequences, and will be implemented within some kind of political framework. GE is not purely a technical problem, but a social problem as well.? CCS has for a long time, as far as I can tell, been considered a significant part of the CDR strategy. It nearly always comes up in political discussions about CDR or when the coal or power industry is talking about CDR. As it is so often part of the background of CDR, then it would seem useful to bear it in mind in discussions on this list. I've not discussed BECCS, although I think it is likely the known technical problems with CCS are similar in both cases. It may also be the case that most BE companies are not particularly interested in the CCS part. I don't know. But if BECCS is geo-engineering then I suspect CCS should be as well. There is no need for anyone to be 'lying' or engaged in deliberate deceit over CDR. Humans are very good at self-deceit and at being over-optimistic, especially when their income, status or power is involved in that optimism. CDR in theory saves the coal industry and the coal power industry, the question is really whether those who it saves are doing that much to further the research, or whether the mere idea of CDR is enough for them to claim everything is ok, and leave the research to others. This does not mean that other forms of CDR would not be more useful. jon UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to geoengineering@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
