Geoengineering our Climate?

Ethics, Politics, and Governance

Jason J. Blackstock, Sean Low, Steve Rayner

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English

Earthscan Ltd
07 September 2018

Meteorology & climatology; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

If the detrimental impacts of human-induced climate change continue to mount, technologies for geoengineering our climate – i.e. deliberate modifying of the Earth's climate system at a large scale – are likely to receive ever greater attention from countries and societies worldwide. Geoengineering technologies could have profound ramifications for our societies, and yet agreeing on an international governance framework in which even serious research into these planetary-altering technologies can take place presents an immense international political challenge.

In this important book, a diverse collection of internationally respected scientists, philosophers, legal scholars, policymakers, and civil society representatives examine and reflect upon the global geoengineering debate they have helped shape. Opening with essays examining the historic origins of contemporary geoengineering ideas, the book goes on to explore varying perspectives from across the first decade of this global discourse since 2006. These essays methodically cover: the practical and ethical dilemmas geoengineering poses; the evolving geoengineering research agenda; the challenges geoengineering technologies present to current international legal and political frameworks; and differing perceptions of geoengineering from around the world. The book concludes with a series of forward looking essays, some drawing lessons from precedents for governing other global issues, others proposing how geoengineering technologies might be governed if/as they begin to emerge from the lab into the real world.

This book is an indispensable resource for scientists, activists, policymakers, and political figures aiming to engage in the emerging debate about geoengineering our climate.

Edited by: Jason J. Blackstock, Sean Low, Steve Rayner
Imprint: Earthscan Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 594g
ISBN: 9781849713733
ISBN 10: 1849713731
Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 07 September 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jason J. Blackstock is the founding head of the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Public Policy at University College London. Sean Low is a research associate at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany.