The Uk select committee report above is unavailable. There are references to Geo Eng on the main site- but not clear what the above link connects with. It may have been pulled?
On May 1, 10:19 am, dboots <[email protected]> wrote: > Patty I just signed Did you take time to read any of this link > concerning > the collaborating of the UK and the US in pretending to be regulating > the future of Geoengineering? > > http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/2... > > On Apr 29, 11:34 am, patty <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi dboots; Have you added your name to the petition at > > -http://electromagnetichealth.org > > Patty > > > On Apr 27, 9:52 pm, dboots <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are 3 reasons why, we believe, regulation is needed. 1st, in the > > > future some geoengineering techniques may allow a single country > > > unilaterally to affect the climate. > > > 2nd, some albeit very small scale geoengineering testing is already > > > underway. > > > 3rd, we may need geoengineering as a Plan B if, in the event of the > > > failure of Plan A > > > > When it comes to influencing a public's perception on issues, TPTB > > > are very astute at the way they go about it Most of us are more than > > > well aware they are well on their way to well past small scale being > > > underway of geoengineering testing (instead it is a large scale > > > program way beyond any testing stanges) as they try to pretend as one > > > of their 2nd reasons > > > Many of us are well aware they are into a global operation being > > > underway and it has been for almost 20 years and their is nothing > > > small scale about it nor it is only in just a testing phase > > > > Also take note it is a collaborative effort with the US House of > > > Representatives Science and Technology Committee And within the body > > > of this pdf they also reference geoengineering is not the same as > > > weather seeding I haven't read all of it yet > > > >http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200910/cmselect/cmsctech/2... > > > > The Regulation of Geoengineering > > > > Summary > > > Geoengineering describes activities specifically and deliberately > > > designed to effect a change in the global climate with the aim of > > > minimising or reversing anthropogenic (that is human caused) climate > > > change. > > > Geoengineering covers many techniques and technologies but splits into > > > two broad categories: those that remove carbon dioxide from the > > > atmosphere such as sequestering and locking carbon dioxide in > > > geological formations; and those that reflect solar radiation. > > > > Techniques in this category include the injection of sulphate aerosols > > > into the stratosphere to mimic the cooling effect caused by large > > > volcanic eruptions. > > > > The technologies and techniques vary so much that any regulatory > > > framework for geoengineering cannot be uniform. Instead, those > > > techniques, particularly carbon removal, that are closely related to > > > familiar existing technologies, could be regulated by developing > > > the international regulation of the existing regimes to encompass > > > geoengineering. > > > For other technologies, especially solar refection, new regulatory > > > arrangements will have to be developed. > > > > There are three reasons why, we believe, regulation is needed. First, > > > in the future some geoengineering techniques may allow a single > > > country unilaterally to affect the climate. > > > Second, some albeit very small scale geoengineering testing is already > > > underway. Third, we may need geoengineering as a Plan B if, in the > > > event of the failure of Plan A the reduction of greenhouse gaseswe are > > > faced with highly disruptive climate change. If we > > > start work now it will provide the opportunity to explore fully the > > > technological, environmental, political and regulatory issues. > > > > We are not calling for an international treaty but for the groundwork > > > for regulatory arrangements to begin. Geoengineering techniques should > > > be graded with consideration to factors such as trans-boundary effect, > > > the dispersal of potentially hazardous materials in the environment > > > and the direct effect on ecosystems. The regulatory regimes for > > > geoengineering should then be tailored accordingly. The controls > > > should be based on a set of principles that command widespread > > > agreement, for example, the disclosure of > > > geoengineering research and open publication of results and the > > > development of governance arrangements before the deployment of > > > geoengineering techniques. > > > > The UN is the route by which, eventually, we envisage the regulatory > > > framework operating but first the UK and other governments need to > > > push geoengineering up the international agenda and get processes > > > moving. > > > > This inquiry was innovative in that we worked collaboratively with the > > > US House of Representatives Science and Technology Committee, the > > > first international joint working of this kind for a House of Commons > > > select committee. We found the experience constructive and rewarding > > > and, we hope, successful. We are enthusiastic supporters of > > > collaborative working between national legislatures on topics such as > > > geoengineering with international reach. Our Report covering the > > > regulation of geoengineering will now dovetail into a wider inquiry > > > that the House of Representatives Committee is carrying out > > > on geoengineering. Science, technology and engineering are key to > > > solving global challenges and we commend to our successor committee > > > international collaboration as an innovative way to meet these > > > challenges > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Hum Sufferers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Hum Sufferers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en.-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hum Sufferers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. 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