Dear All,
I would like to remind you of the following geoengineering session for
the Planet Under Pressure conference, to be held in London March 26-29,
2012. The abstract deadline is September 16.
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/session_darton.asp
Geoengineering: Engineering Constraints
*Richard Darton*, /University of Oxford, UK; /*Alan Robock,* /Rutgers
University, USA/; *Alex Lubansky*, /Unversity of Oxford, UK/; *Dr Matt
Watson*, /University of Bristol, UK/
/Session content:/
This session will consider the engineering constraints associated with
all proposed geoengineering techniques.
Geoengineering - the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth's
natural systems to counteract climate change - is a complex,
controversial and heterogeneous field. As a society we may lack the
political will or the technical ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions
sufficiently to avoid dangerous climate change. While the primary focus
must remain on emission reduction, we need to assess the technical,
scientific, ethical, governance, and social issues associated with
potential geoengineering techniques to be able to advise policymakers as
to which, if any, of them could be employed without creating
countervailing side-effects.
This session will examine the technical feasibility and engineering
challenges associated with implementing proposed geoengineering
techniques. Specifically, the session will examine the engineering
constraints pertaining to stratospheric aerosols, cloud brightening and
techniques designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and
store it away from the atmosphere.
Submit an abstract for this session at
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/abstractsubmission.asp
<http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/abstractsubmission.asp>
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Alan
[On sabbatical for current academic year, and currently at NCAR.
The best way to contact me is by email, rob...@envsci.rutgers.edu, or
at 732-881-1610 (cell) or 303-497-1399 (work).]
Alan Robock, Professor II (Distinguished Professor)
Editor, Reviews of Geophysics
Director, Meteorology Undergraduate Program
Associate Director, Center for Environmental Prediction
Department of Environmental Sciences Phone: +1-732-932-9800 x6222
Rutgers University Fax: +1-732-932-8644
14 College Farm Road E-mail: rob...@envsci.rutgers.edu
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8551 USA http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~robock
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