Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Gernot Wagner]

It would suggest, to me, to use (the threat of) SRM to push
 as hard as possible on the decarbonization
front -- and yes, to do the SRM research because, in the end, it's
about trading
off  risks,
uncertainties, and worse.

Then again, I would  say that.

(And I realize now you'll tell me that the letter explicitly permits
"legitimate" research. Sure. Of course, it also directly attempts to censor
 the
IPCC.)

Cheers,
G

*Gernot Wagner, **New York University (on leave at Columbia Business
School, spring 2022)*
gwagner.com
*Keep in touch: *gwagner.com/#newsletter


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 7:40 PM Wil Burns  wrote:

> Yes, there certainly is. I am just not sure why it’s seemingly used as a
> “justification” for SRM. It would seem to counsel just the opposite. wil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *WIL BURNS*
>
> Visiting Professor
>
> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
>
> Northwestern University
>
>
>
> Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu 
>
> Mobile: 312.550.3079
>
>
>
> 1808 Chicago Ave. #110
>
> Evanston, IL 60208
>
> https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html
>
>
>
>
>
> *Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links: *
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> Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands
> Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on
> this land today**.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Gernot Wagner 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:37 PM
> *To:* Wil Burns 
> *Cc:* Daniel Bodansky ; Prakash Kashwan <
> prakash.kash...@uconn.edu>; GEPED 
> *Subject:* Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use
> Agreement
>
>
>
> There's a rather long history of just this, no? gwagner.com/greenMH
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 19:24 Wil Burns  wrote:
>
> I’ve always been fascinated with this frequent response to challenges of
> SRM. The natural corollary seems to be that we’ve ravaged the planet with
> uncontrolled technological interventions that affect the global commons,
> yet the solution for some is more uncontrolled technological interventions
> that affect the global commons. wil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *WIL BURNS*
>
> Visiting Professor
>
> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
>
> Northwestern University
>
>
>
> Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu 
>
> Mobile: 312.550.3079
>
>
>
> 1808 Chicago Ave. #110
>
> Evanston, IL 60208
>
> https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html
>
>
>
> *Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links: *
>
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>
>
>
> *I acknowledge and honor the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa, as well as the
> Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands
> Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on
> this land today**.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* gep-ed@googlegroups.com  *On Behalf Of *Dan
> Bodansky
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:18 PM
> *To:* prakash.kash...@uconn.edu
> *Cc:* GEPED 
> *Subject:* Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use
> Agreement
>
>
>
> Prakash,
>
>
>
> Aren’t we already in the midst of a huge gamble with the only planet we
> call home?
>
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:05 AM, prakash.kashwan 
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in
> the hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary
> codes of conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for
> responsible and accountable governance of such important matters as hacking
> the planet.
>
> And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with
> the only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call
> home.
>
> -Prakash
>
> -
> Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google Scholar
> 

RE: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Wil Burns]

Yes, there certainly is. I am just not sure why it’s seemingly used as a 
“justification” for SRM. It would seem to counsel just the opposite. wil


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WIL BURNS
Visiting Professor
Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu
Mobile: 312.550.3079

1808 Chicago Ave. #110
Evanston, IL 60208
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Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands 
Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on this 
land today.




From: Gernot Wagner 
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:37 PM
To: Wil Burns 
Cc: Daniel Bodansky ; Prakash Kashwan 
; GEPED 
Subject: Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

There's a rather long history of just this, no? 
gwagner.com/greenMH
On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 19:24 Wil Burns 
mailto:w...@feronia.org>> wrote:
I’ve always been fascinated with this frequent response to challenges of SRM. 
The natural corollary seems to be that we’ve ravaged the planet with 
uncontrolled technological interventions that affect the global commons, yet 
the solution for some is more uncontrolled technological interventions that 
affect the global commons. wil


[cid:image001.jpg@01D80D61.C51A8CF0]



WIL BURNS
Visiting Professor
Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu
Mobile: 312.550.3079

1808 Chicago Ave. #110
Evanston, IL 60208
https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html

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I acknowledge and honor the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa, as well as the 
Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands 
Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on this 
land today.




From: gep-ed@googlegroups.com 
mailto:gep-ed@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Dan 
Bodansky
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:18 PM
To: prakash.kash...@uconn.edu
Cc: GEPED mailto:gep-ed@googlegroups.com>>
Subject: Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

Prakash,

Aren’t we already in the midst of a huge gamble with the only planet we call 
home?

Dan


On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:05 AM, prakash.kashwan 
mailto:prakash.kash...@uconn.edu>> wrote:


To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in the 
hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary codes of 
conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for responsible and 
accountable governance of such important matters as hacking the planet.

And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with the 
only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call home.
-Prakash
-
Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google 
Scholar) (Public 
Dropbox)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights 
Institute
Editor, Environmental Politics
Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International Studies 
Association (ISA)
University of Connecticut
365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-7951

Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Gernot Wagner]

There's a rather long history of just this, no? gwagner.com/greenMH

On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 19:24 Wil Burns  wrote:

> I’ve always been fascinated with this frequent response to challenges of
> SRM. The natural corollary seems to be that we’ve ravaged the planet with
> uncontrolled technological interventions that affect the global commons,
> yet the solution for some is more uncontrolled technological interventions
> that affect the global commons. wil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *WIL BURNS*
>
> Visiting Professor
>
> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
>
> Northwestern University
>
>
>
> Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu 
>
> Mobile: 312.550.3079
>
>
>
> 1808 Chicago Ave. #110
>
> Evanston, IL 60208
>
> https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html
>
>
>
>
>
> *Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links: *
>
>-  60-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/phone-call
>- 30-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30min
>- 15-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15min
>- 60-minute Zoom session: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/60min
>- 30-minute Zoom session:
>https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30-minute-zoom-call
>- 15-minute Zoom session:
>https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15-minute-zoom-call
>
>
>
> *I acknowledge and honor the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa, as well as the
> Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands
> Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on
> this land today**.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* gep-ed@googlegroups.com  *On Behalf Of *Dan
> Bodansky
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:18 PM
> *To:* prakash.kash...@uconn.edu
> *Cc:* GEPED 
> *Subject:* Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use
> Agreement
>
>
>
> Prakash,
>
>
>
> Aren’t we already in the midst of a huge gamble with the only planet we
> call home?
>
>
>
> Dan
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:05 AM, prakash.kashwan 
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in
> the hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary
> codes of conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for
> responsible and accountable governance of such important matters as hacking
> the planet.
>
> And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with
> the only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call
> home.
>
> -Prakash
>
> -
> Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google Scholar
> ) (Public
> Dropbox
> 
> )
> Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
> Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights
> Institute
>
> Editor, Environmental Politics
> Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International
> Studies Association (ISA)
>
> University of Connecticut
> 365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
> Phone: 860-486-7951
> https://kashwan.net/
> 
>
> On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:14:44 PM UTC-5 gernot wrote:
>
> I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"?
>
>
>
> The short statement
>  clearly
> states none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research.
> Meanwhile, neither the short statement nor the "extended argument
> " defines
> "legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to
> "development" is impermissible.
>
>
>
> So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended
> argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and
> study chemical processes?
>
>
>
> *Gernot Wagner, New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School,
> spring 2022)*
> gwagner.com
> *Keep in touch: *gwagner.com/#newsletter
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns  wrote:
>
> It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify
> that this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann,
> et. al. make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article.
> As someone who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this
> initiative. wil
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *WIL BURNS*
>
> Visiting Professor
>
> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
>
> Northwestern University
>
>
>
> Email: william...@northwestern.edu
>
> 

RE: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Wil Burns]

I’ve always been fascinated with this frequent response to challenges of SRM. 
The natural corollary seems to be that we’ve ravaged the planet with 
uncontrolled technological interventions that affect the global commons, yet 
the solution for some is more uncontrolled technological interventions that 
affect the global commons. wil


[cid:image001.jpg@01D80D61.C51A8CF0]



WIL BURNS
Visiting Professor
Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

Email: william.bu...@northwestern.edu
Mobile: 312.550.3079

1808 Chicago Ave. #110
Evanston, IL 60208
https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html

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Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands 
Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on this 
land today.




From: gep-ed@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Dan 
Bodansky
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 6:18 PM
To: prakash.kash...@uconn.edu
Cc: GEPED 
Subject: Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

Prakash,

Aren’t we already in the midst of a huge gamble with the only planet we call 
home?

Dan



On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:05 AM, prakash.kashwan 
mailto:prakash.kash...@uconn.edu>> wrote:


To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in the 
hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary codes of 
conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for responsible and 
accountable governance of such important matters as hacking the planet.

And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with the 
only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call home.
-Prakash
-
Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google 
Scholar) (Public 
Dropbox)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights 
Institute
Editor, Environmental Politics
Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International Studies 
Association (ISA)
University of Connecticut
365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-7951
https://kashwan.net/
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:14:44 PM UTC-5 gernot wrote:
I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"?

The short statement 
clearly states none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research. 
Meanwhile, neither the short statement nor the "extended 
argument" defines 
"legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to 
"development" is impermissible.

So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended 
argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and study 
chemical processes?

Gernot Wagner, New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School, 
spring 2022)
gwagner.com
Keep in touch: gwagner.com/#newsletter


On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns  wrote:
It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify that 
this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann, et. al. 
make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article. As someone 
who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this initiative. wil


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WIL BURNS
Visiting Professor
Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

Email: william...@northwestern.edu
Mobile: 312.550.3079

1808 Chicago Ave. #110
Evanston, IL 60208
https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html

Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links:

  *60-minute phone call: 

Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Dan Bodansky]

Prakash,

Aren’t we already in the midst of a huge gamble with the only planet we call 
home? 

Dan


> On Jan 19, 2022, at 7:05 AM, prakash.kashwan  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in 
> the hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary 
> codes of conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for responsible 
> and accountable governance of such important matters as hacking the planet. 
> 
> And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with the 
> only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call home.
> -Prakash
> - <>
> Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google Scholar 
> ) (Public Dropbox 
> )
> Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
> Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights 
> Institute
> 
> Editor, Environmental Politics
> Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International 
> Studies Association (ISA)
> 
> University of Connecticut
> 365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
> Phone: 860-486-7951 <>
> https://kashwan.net/ 
> 
> On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:14:44 PM UTC-5 gernot wrote:
> I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"?
> 
> The short statement 
>  clearly states 
> none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research. Meanwhile, 
> neither the short statement nor the "extended argument 
> " defines 
> "legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to 
> "development" is impermissible.
> 
> So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended 
> argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and study 
> chemical processes?
> 
> Gernot Wagner, New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School, 
> spring 2022)
> gwagner.com 
> Keep in touch: gwagner.com/#newsletter  
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns  > wrote:
> It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify 
> that this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann, et. 
> al. make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article. As 
> someone who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this 
> initiative. wil
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> WIL BURNS
> 
> Visiting Professor
> 
> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
> 
> Northwestern University
> 
>  
> 
> Email: william...@northwestern.edu 
>   
> 
> Mobile: 312.550.3079 
>  
> 
> 1808 Chicago Ave. #110
> 
> Evanston, IL 60208
> 
> https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html 
> 
>  
> 
> Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links: 
> 
> 
>  60-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/phone-call 
> 
> 30-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30min 
> 
> 15-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15min 
> 
> 60-minute Zoom session: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/60min 
> 
> 30-minute Zoom session: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30-minute-zoom-call 
> 
> 15-minute Zoom session: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15-minute-zoom-call 
> 
>  
> 
> I acknowledge and honor the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa, as well as the 
> Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands 
> Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on this 
> land today.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> From: gep...@googlegroups.com 
>  
>  > On Behalf Of Gernot 
> Wagner
> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:48 PM
> To: stacy.v...@umb.edu 
> Cc: Gep-Ed  >
> Subject: Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks, Stacy.
> 
>  
> 
> Not trying to start an email BBQ on this list, but let me just say that the 
> words used here are awfully close to those used by those most signatories 
> would describe as solar geoengineering (research) "boosters." The 

[gep-ed] Graduate Workshop in Environmental Politics and Governance, Seattle, May 18-20

[Aseem Prakash]

​



8th Annual Duck Family Graduate Workshop in Environmental Politics and 
Governance
University of Washington, Seattle
May 18-20, 2022


On May 18-20, 2022, University of Washington’s Center for Environmental 
Politics will organize the 8th annual Duck Family Graduate Workshop for 
doctoral students working in the area of environmental politics and governance 
(EPG). This follows on the successful workshops that the Center hosted in 
previous years 
(https://depts.washington.edu/envirpol/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/CEP-Workshop-Schedule-2021.pdf).
 Our plan is to organize the workshop in person in Seattle. However, if the 
COVID-19 situation does not stabilize, we will work with the online format.



Objective:
Why the workshop? Understanding the governance and political aspects of 
environmental issues is critical for addressing the gamut of environmental 
challenges. The politics of governance perhaps has become an even more critical 
factor in the changed political milieu. The multi-disciplinary nature of EPG 
research often makes it hard to share ideas, concepts, and research methods 
across relevant disciplines. We hope the annual Duck Family Graduate Workshop 
will help overcome these barriers and provide a multi-disciplinary venue for 
doctoral students to become active participants in the community of EPG 
scholars. It will also provide a venue for doctoral students to network with 
others working on similar issues.

Expenses:

There are no workshop fees and the Center will pay for local expenses, namely 
each participant’s food and shared hotel lodging (with two participants per 
room) for three nights, May 18, 19, and 20.


Participants are responsible for travel expenses. The Center will, however, 
purchase (very credible) carbon offsets for all.


Application Logistics:
This workshop will be most useful for doctoral students who have made 
substantial progress in their graduate studies: that is, they are able to 
present a fully developed paper or a chapter from their dissertation. The 
students need to submit:

- an abstract (about 800 – 1,000 words) of a paper/dissertation chapter to be 
emailed to mailto:envir...@uw.edu>> (and copy Inhwan Ko, 
mailto:cparr...@uw.edu>>).

- a letter of support from their graduate advisor to be emailed to 
mailto:envir...@uw.edu>> (and copy Inhwan Ko, 
mailto:cparr...@uw.edu>>)

The deadline for submission is February 21, 2022.


Timeline:

·  February 21-28, 2022: Center faculty evaluate the proposals.

·  March 1, 2022: Participants are formally invited.

·  May 12, 2022: Participants email their papers to 
mailto:envir...@uw.edu>> (and copy Inhwan Ko, 
inhwa...@uw.edu), details to follow.

·  Wednesday, May 18, 2022: Participants arrive; Career and Job Market Panel 
(Walker-Ames Room) in the afternoon followed by the Welcome dinner.

·  Thursday, May 19, 2022: Full day Workshop in the Smith Room (Suzallo 
Library, University of Washington, Seattle) followed by dinner.

·  Friday, May 20, 2022: Full day Workshop in the Smith Room (Suzallo Library, 
University of Washington, Seattle) followed by dinner.

·  Saturday, May 21, 2022: Departure.


The Center for Environmental Politics is excited to organize this unique event 
focused on furthering graduate training and education. Should you have any 
questions, feel free to email Aseem Prakash; as...@uw.edu 
or Inhwan Ko (inhwa...@uw.edu).






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ASEEM PRAKASH
Professor, Department of Political Science
Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences
Founding Director, UW Center for Environmental 
Politics
University of Washington, Seattle
aseemprakash.net


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RE: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[Wil Burns]

Here’s the result of the SCOPEX saga last year, an example of one country’s 
response to proposed SRM experimentation. Of course, as the piece points out, 
the response of the Harvard guys, is, essentially, “well, if one country 
rejects our experiment, let’s just stay a moving target.” It’s my hope that the 
new initiative will scupper efforts to do this in the United States also. wil

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-geoengineering-sweden/sweden-rejects-pioneering-test-of-solar-geoengineering-tech-idUSKBN2BN35X


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WIL BURNS
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Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

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From: gep-ed@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of 
prakash.kashwan
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 8:05 AM
To: gep-ed 
Subject: Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement


To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in the 
hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary codes of 
conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for responsible and 
accountable governance of such important matters as hacking the planet.

And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with the 
only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call home.
-Prakash

-
Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google 
Scholar) (Public 
Dropbox)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights 
Institute

Editor, Environmental Politics
Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International Studies 
Association (ISA)

University of Connecticut
365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-7951
https://kashwan.net/
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:14:44 PM UTC-5 gernot wrote:
I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"?

The short statement 
clearly states none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research. 
Meanwhile, neither the short statement nor the "extended 
argument" defines 
"legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to 
"development" is impermissible.

So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended 
argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and study 
chemical processes?

Gernot Wagner, New York University (on leave at Columbia Business School, 
spring 2022)
gwagner.com
Keep in touch: gwagner.com/#newsletter


On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns  wrote:
It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify that 
this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann, et. al. 
make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article. As someone 
who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this initiative. wil


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WIL BURNS
Visiting Professor
Environmental Policy & Culture Program
Northwestern University

Email: william...@northwestern.edu
Mobile: 312.550.3079

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Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

[prakash.kashwan]

To add to Stacy's response - the question of "legitimacy" should be put in 
the hands of legitimately democratic forms of global governance. Voluntary 
codes of conduct can be tools for self-enlightenment but not for 
responsible and accountable governance of such important matters as hacking 
the planet. 

And, Gernot, I hope the conclusion of your book is, let's not gamble with 
the only planet we -- billions of human and non-human inhabitants -- call 
home.
-Prakash

-
Prakash Kashwan, Ph.D. (Google Scholar 
) (Public Dropbox 
)
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
Co-Director, Research Program on Economic and Social Rights, Human Rights 
Institute

Editor, Environmental Politics
Vice Chair/Program Chair, Environmental Studies Section, International 
Studies Association (ISA)

University of Connecticut
365 Fairfield Way, Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-7951
https://kashwan.net/ 

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6:14:44 PM UTC-5 gernot wrote:

> I guess that's the question: Is it a "moratorium on research"?
>
> The short statement 
>  clearly 
> states none of this should restrict "legitimate" climate research. 
> Meanwhile, neither the short statement nor the "extended argument 
> " defines 
> "legitimate." The longer statement clearly states that research leading to 
> "development" is impermissible.
>
> So yes, back to square one: I realize SCoPEx is out (per the "extended 
> argument"), but is it OK to fly an ER2 into the Tonga volcano plume and 
> study chemical processes?
>
> *Gernot Wagner, **New York University (on leave at Columbia Business 
> School, spring 2022)*
> gwagner.com
> *Keep in touch: *gwagner.com/#newsletter 
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM Wil Burns  wrote:
>
>> It’s a good point, Gernot. Perhaps the call could be re-tooled to clarify 
>> that this is a call for a moratorium on research also? I think Biermann, 
>> et. al. make a powerful case for doing so in Sec. 1 of the WIRES article. 
>> As someone who has worked in this field for over 13 years, I applaud this 
>> initiative. wil
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *WIL BURNS*
>>
>> Visiting Professor
>>
>> Environmental Policy & Culture Program
>>
>> Northwestern University
>>
>>  
>>
>> Email: william...@northwestern.edu  
>>
>> Mobile: 312.550.3079 <(312)%20550-3079>
>>
>>  
>>
>> 1808 Chicago Ave. #110
>>
>> Evanston, IL 60208
>>
>> https://epc.northwestern.edu/people/staff-new/wil-burns.html
>>
>>  
>>
>>
>>
>> *Want to schedule a call? Click on one of the following scheduling links: 
>> *
>>
>>-  60-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/phone-call
>>- 30-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30min
>>- 15-minute phone call: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15min
>>- 60-minute Zoom session: https://calendly.com/wil_burns/60min
>>- 30-minute Zoom session: 
>>https://calendly.com/wil_burns/30-minute-zoom-call
>>- 15-minute Zoom session: 
>>https://calendly.com/wil_burns/15-minute-zoom-call
>>
>>  
>>
>> *I acknowledge and honor the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa, as well as 
>> the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations, upon whose traditional homelands 
>> Northwestern University stands, and the Indigenous people who remain on 
>> this land today**.*
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>>  
>>
>> *From:* gep...@googlegroups.com  *On Behalf Of 
>> *Gernot 
>> Wagner
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 12:48 PM
>> *To:* stacy.v...@umb.edu
>> *Cc:* Gep-Ed 
>> *Subject:* Re: [gep-ed] calling for a Solar Geoengineering Non-use 
>> Agreement
>>
>>  
>>
>> Thanks, Stacy.
>>
>>  
>>
>> Not trying to start an email BBQ on this list, but let me just say that 
>> the words used here are awfully close to those used by those most 
>> signatories would describe as solar geoengineering (research) "boosters." 
>> The subtle but all-important difference: e.g. Ted Parson and David Keith, 
>> in 2013, called for 
>>  a "non-use" 
>> agreement (moratorium) on deployment, while specifically allowing for 
>> research.
>>
>>  
>>
>> And for research, of course, the all important distinction is whether 
>> it's e.g. permissible to study the implications of the Tonga volcano or 
>> whether even (small) outdoor experiments are permissible. Here e.g.