Governing Climate Engineering: A Proposal for Immediate Governance of Solar Radiation Management

Sikina Jinnah, Simon Nicholson, David R. Morrow, Zachary Dove, Paul Wapner, Walter Valdivia, Leslie Paul Thiele, Catriona McKinnon, Andrew Light, Myanna Lahsen, Prakash Kashwan, Aarti Gupta, Alexander Gillespie, Richard Falk, Ken Conca, Dan Chong and Netra Chhetri
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Sikina Jinnah: Department of Environmental Studies, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
Simon Nicholson: School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
David R. Morrow: Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Zachary Dove: Department of Politics, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
Paul Wapner: School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Walter Valdivia: Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 3434 Washington Blvd, Arlington, VA 22201, USA
Leslie Paul Thiele: Department of Political Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Catriona McKinnon: Department of Politics, University of Exeter, Stocker Rd, Exeter EX4 4PY, UK
Andrew Light: Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
Myanna Lahsen: Department of Social Sciences, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Prakash Kashwan: Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Aarti Gupta: Department of Social Sciences, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
Alexander Gillespie: Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, Hillcrest, Hamilton 3216, New Zealand
Richard Falk: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Ken Conca: School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Dan Chong: Department of Political Science, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA
Netra Chhetri: School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 875603, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 14, 1-9

Abstract: Solar radiation management (SRM) technologies would reflect a small amount of incoming solar radiation back into space before the radiation can warm the planet. Although SRM may emerge as a useful component of a global response to climate change, there is also good reason for caution. In June 2017, the Academic Working Group on Climate Engineering Governance released a policy report, “Governing Solar Radiation Management”, which developed a set of objectives to govern SRM in the near-term future: (1) keep mitigation and adaptation first; (2) thoroughly and transparently evaluate risks, burdens, and benefits; (3) enable responsible knowledge creation; and (4) ensure robust governance before any consideration of deployment. To advance the governance objectives identified above, the working group developed twelve recommendations, grouped into three clusters: (1) create politically legitimate deliberative bodies; (2) leverage existing institutions; and (3) make research transparent and accountable. This communication discusses the rationale behind each cluster and elaborates on a subset of the recommendations from each cluster.

Keywords: Solar geoengineering; global governance; solar radiation management; climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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