[gep-ed] Reckless or righteous? Reviewing the sociotechnical benefits and risks of climate change geoengineering

[Benjamin Sovacool]

Dear fellow energy, climate, or sustainability colleagues,

Some of you may have heard recently about "geoengineering" options such as 
negative emissions technologies (NETs), greenhouse gas removal (GGR), or carbon 
dioxide removal (CDR). These options all seek to remove CO2 from the atmosphere 
and store it safely in biological or geological sinks.  Or, the National 
Academies in the United States just published a very recent report on other 
climate intervention techniques for reflecting sunlight back into space via 
solar radiation management (SRM), including stratospheric aerosol injection or 
artificially brightening clouds.

Despite concerns about these options, they are increasingly being discussed as 
crucial complements to traditional climate or energy policy. Others however 
routinely dismiss such options as a distraction from mitigation, or even as a 
potential moral hazard that induces complacency in reducing emissions. Given 
how controversial but also important this debate has become, it's my pleasure 
to share with you a recent review looking at both sides.  It's fully open 
access and was just published in Energy Strategy Reviews:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21000420

This work is funded by a very new European Research Council (ERC) project 
called 
GENIE,
 which launched a few days ago.  My core partners are Prof. Jan 
Minx at MCC in Berlin 
and Keywan 
Riahi
 at IIASA in Austria, with support from Greg 
Nemet at the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison. We will be continuing to explore this topic 
for the next six years (see https://genie-erc.github.io for more).

Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead,

Benjamin

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[gep-ed] AASHE's Education Programs for May and June

[Daita Serghi]

Dear Colleagues,

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education 
(AASHE) offers a variety of professional learning opportunities including 
webinars and workshops. We invite you to browse the listing of programs 
scheduled in May and June and hope to see you at one or more of these upcoming 
online events .

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS & COURSES 

These programs provide in-depth learning experiences focused on advancing 
sustainability-related competencies and relationship building.

Workshop: Facilitation for Organizational Change (with Zoom!) 

May 6 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT 
This virtual workshop teaches sustainability professionals about effective 
meeting facilitation with fun, hands-on activities. Registration closes at noon 
on May 6. More information and register. 


A Cli-Fi Book Club for College Educators and Sustainability Advocates 

June 3, July 1, August 5, September 2, October 7, November 4 @ 2:45 pm - 4:00 
pm EDT 
This short course in climate fiction (“Cli-Fi”) is the ultimate academic book 
club for anyone in the higher education sustainability community! Are you a 
non-literary type who has never attended a book club? Or a bookworm who is 
obsessed with Cli-Fi? Somewhere in between? Everyone is welcome! Each session 
will include an overview of key themes from the books followed by an 
interdisciplinary discussion with other participants. Selected novels integrate 
science, economics, engineering, and psychology into humanities, communication, 
and storytelling to imagine a new future. Registration closes at noon on June 
3. More information and register. 

2021 Sustainability Change Leaders Retreat 

June 21 - June 24  
This has been a year of challenges and change. It is more important than ever 
for the community of sustainability in higher education change leaders to have 
a chance to recharge, connect, and be re-inspired so that we can stay motivated 
and continue to do the urgent work that we do through these uncertain and 
challenging times. Attend this event to advance your vision, energy, 
capabilities and support system as a sustainability champion. Registration 
closes at noon on June 21. More information and register. 


WEBINARS 
Webinars are usually held on Wednesdays, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET unless 
otherwise noted and are free for everyone to attend. Video recordings and 
presentation materials are available for members in the webinar archive 
 at any time. Not a member? Join 
AASHE today !

Organic University Landcare Management with Sustainability Professionals 

May 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT 
This engaging webinar featuring three leading institutions introduces ways to 
transition campus landscapes to organic land care maintenance using 
student-power, advocacy, and research. More information and register. 


Unpacking the ESD for 2030 Toolkit 

May 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT 
This webinar unpacks the resources in UNESCO's ESD for 2030 Toolkit. 
Participants will receive an overview of the Toolkit and discuss a variety of 
options for how to engage in and implement the ESD for 2030 Roadmap. More 
information and register. 

Climate Friendly Cooling Pledge and New Regulations Affecting Universities: 
Opportunities and Implications 

June 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EDT 
Action is needed now by college staff in facilities, EHS, sustainability, 
student life, business offices, auxiliary services, housing, dining, planning, 
and procurement to manage a group of very damaging greenhouse gases. This 
webinar will provide information about improved refrigerant management, 
legislation impacting HVAC equipment and buying options for sustainable 
technologies This webinar is brought to you by a collaboration of several 
higher education associations, including the Higher Education Associations 
Sustainability Consortium, the U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable 
Development and the Yale Refrigerants Initiative. More information and 
register. 

How Can Sustainability Education More Effectively Equip Students to Become 
Change Agents? 

[gep-ed] Negative Emissions Technology News - Issue 09

[Wil Burns]

Pleased to announce, on behalf of the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and 
Policy, the publication of Issue 09 of Negative Emissions Technology News, 
bringing you the latest developments on all aspects of the developing NET 
ecosystem. Find it here ... http://bit.ly/2OXRQM4



[Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy]
Wil Burns, Co-Director & Professor of Research
Institute for Carbon Removal Law & Policy | American University
Phone: 312.550.3079
Web: 
www.american.edu/sis/centers/carbon-removal
Email: wbu...@american.edu
Skype: wil.burns
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[gep-ed] Vacancy: Postdoc in global environmental governance @Utrecht University

['Kim, R. (Rak)' via gep-ed]

Dear GEP-ED members,

In addition to the two PhD 
positions
 advertised last week, I am also hiring a postdoctoral research fellow to join 
my research team based at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, 
Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

The postdoc will become part of the new exciting research project 
‘Problem-Shifting between International Environmental Treaty Regimes: Causes, 
Consequences, and Solutions’. I will be leading this project for the next five 
years (2021-2026) with a 1.5 million euro 'Starting Grant' from the European 
Research Council. Here is a project description:

International environmental treaties (e.g., Paris Agreement) are designed to 
solve specific environmental problems. Yet their potentially negative impact on 
environmental issues other than their own is rarely studied. Until now global 
governance theories have assumed that environmental treaties are inherently 
‘green’, and hence, any adverse consequences are conveniently set aside as 
unintended or inevitable. But is that true? Here we question, do environmental 
treaties ever pursue their objectives by merely shifting problems to others? If 
so, when and why? Does such buck-passing create any systemic risk beyond those 
directly affected? And what might be appropriate responses to ensure our 
efforts add up to a net positive impact? Environmental problem-shifting, or 
protecting one part of the environment by damaging another, is a major dilemma 
arising in global governance. Yet the issue remains under-investigated, 
requiring an urgent scientific inquiry. This project will thus examine the 
causes and consequences of, and provide solutions to, environmental 
problem-shifting between international environmental treaty regimes. By drawing 
on our interdisciplinary and multi-method expertise in ‘earth system’ law and 
governance, we will (1) identify and explain the conditions under which 
problem-shifting occurs; (2) assess and predict the systemic effects of 
problem-shifting; and (3) offer solutions for optimizing the currently 
fragmented governance system. The project aims to advance the theoretical 
debate on the architecture of global governance and its overall effectiveness. 
The scientific breakthrough will be enabled through methodologically innovative 
combinations of qualitative and quantitative methods, including process 
tracing, comparative case studies, network analysis, system dynamics modelling, 
and multi-stakeholder workshops. Building on the theoretical and empirical 
foundations, we will offer unique insights and valuable advice to markedly 
improve global governance decisions.

I will be hiring two postdocs for this project, one after another, each for two 
years. The first postdoc I’m hiring now will primarily focus on the first aim 
of the project on the causes. This will require a good theoretical knowledge of 
international environmental regimes, especially those articulated in hundreds 
of multilateral environmental agreements. The research will be conducted using 
qualitative research methods, so the candidate does not necessarily need to 
possess quantitative research skills required for assessing the systemic 
effects of environmental problem-shifting (although data analytical skills are 
considered a strong asset).

For more information about the positions and how to apply, please follow this 
link: 
https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs/postdoc-position-in-global-environmental-governance-at-utrecht-university-10-fte.

The closing date is 13 June.

Please share this information widely with your colleagues and networks. Any 
enquiries or recommendations are welcome at r@uu.nl.

Thank you very much in advance.

Best wishes,
Rak



RAKHYUN E. KIM BSc MSc MEnvLaw PhD
Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Governance | Copernicus Institute 
of Sustainable Development | Utrecht University | Room 7.22, Vening Meinesz A, 
Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB, Utrecht, The Netherlands | 
r@uu.nl | 
www.uu.nl/staff/RKim

Principal Investigator | PROBLEMSHIFTING: Problem-Shifting between 
International Environmental Treaty 
Regimes | European Research Council 
StG Project

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