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Publications

C2G authors, commissions, collaborates, and catalyzes high-quality content and publications to raise awareness, build understanding and stimulate discussion in support of its mission. Follow the links below to download (in multiple languages): policy briefs, evidence briefs, technical briefs, reports, infographics, supported papers, contributions, and workshop and conference reports.

Policy Briefs

9 Aug 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: What does the IPCC tell us?

9 Aug 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: Moral hazard – Moral imperative

9 Aug 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: Potential options for international governance

7 April 2022 Solar Radiation Modification in the IPCC AR6 WG III (中文) (Français) (Español)

8 Mar 2022 Solar Radiation Modification in the IPCC AR6 WG II (中文) (Français) (Español)

23 Aug 2021 Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture & Storage (DACCS)

10 Aug 2021 Solar Radiation Modification in the IPCC AR6 WG I (中文) (Français) (Español)

25 Mar 2021 Stratospheric Aerosol Injection and its Governance (中文) (Français) (Español)

17 Mar 2021 Climate-Altering Approaches and the Arctic (中文) (Français) (Español) (Pусский)

26 Nov 2019 Governing Solar Radiation Modification (中文) (Français) (Español)

21 Nov 2019 Governing Large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (中文) (Français) (Español)

23 Sep 2019 Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal (中文) (Español) (Français)

14 Aug 2019 Governing Emerging Marine Climate Techniques (中文) (Français (Español)

5 Aug 2019 Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (中文) (Français) (Español)

5 Aug 2019 Governing Marine Solar Radiation Modification (中文) (Français) (Español)

Concise 1-2 page summaries covering various Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) topics and identifying key governance issues for consideration by policymakers.

Evidence Briefs

23 Aug 2021 Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture & Storage (DACCS)

2 Aug 2021 Climate-altering Approaches and the Arctic

25 Mar 2021 Stratospheric Aerosol Injection and its Governance

2 Mar 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal and its Governance

21 Jan 2020 Governing Solar Radiation Modification (中文) (Español) (Français)

24 Sep 2019 Governing Nature-Based Solutions to Carbon Dioxide Removal

9 Aug 2019 Governing Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification

More lengthy resources summarising key literature relating to CDR and SRM and its governance, comprehensive, independently peer-reviewed and referenced content.

Technical Briefs

17 May 2022 Status of global activities on solar radiation modification and its governance

7 Oct 2019 Considering climate-altering technologies in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (Español) (Français)

4 Jul 2018 Knowledge gaps on climate-related geoengineering in relation to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Resources providing technical analysis and insight into specific themes relating to CDR and SRM governance.

Reports

7 April 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: Governance gaps and challenges

7 April 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: Governance gaps and challenges (Summary) (中文) (Français) (Español)

8 Mar 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: A Risk-Risk Analysis

8 Mar 2022 Solar Radiation Modification: A Risk-Risk Analysis (Summary) (中文) (Français) (Español)

11 Feb 2021 Governing large-scale carbon dioxide removal: are we ready? – an update

11 Feb 2021 Governing large-scale carbon dioxide removal: are we ready? – an update (Summary) (中文) (Français) (Español)

11 Feb 2021 Governing large-scale carbon dioxide removal: are we ready?

2 Feb 2019 Geoengineering: the need for governance

2 Feb 2019 Geoengineering: the need for governance (Français) (Español)

25 May 2018 Carbon Removal and Solar Geoengineering: Potential implications for delivery of the SDGs

1 Oct 2017 Governing Carbon Removal

Comprehensive resources addressing specific topical and policy-relevant themes relating to CDR and SRM governance produced by C2G in collaboration with external authors.

Infographics

24 Jun 2020 What is governance?

4 Jun 2020 Why do we need to govern emerging marine techniques?

2 Dec 2019 Why do we need to govern nature-based solutions for large-scale carbon dioxide removal?

26 Nov 2019 What is stratospheric aerosol injection and why do we need to govern it?

15 Oct 2019 Governing Nature-Based Approaches to Carbon Dioxide Removal (中文)

10 Sep 2019 Let’s ask the big questions on the governance of Carbon Dioxide Removal

10 Sep 2019 Let’s ask the big questions on the governance of Solar Radiation Modification

5 Aug 2019 Infographic: Governing Emerging Marine Climate Techniques

16 Jul 2019 What do young people think about emerging technologies to tackle climate change?

13 Jun 2019 Governing large-scale carbon dioxide removal: Are we ready?

15 May 2019 Teaser cards

Nov 2018 Governing Solar Radiation Modification (中文) (Français) (Español)

5 Nov 2018 Governing Large-scale Carbon Dioxide Removal (中文) (Français) (Español)

25 May 2018 Carbon Removal and Solar Geoengineering Icons

1-page graphical resources summarising key information and insights into various themes relating to CDR and SRM governance.

Supported Papers

28 Jan 2022 Nature-based Climate Change Mitigation in Africa

7 Jan 2022 Interactive tool on the impact of carbon dioxide removal measures and technologies on the Sustainable Development Goals in Latin America and the Caribbean User instruction (EN and ESP), Template (EN and ESP), Example of the tool in use (EN and ESP)

12 Jul 2021 Current understanding of the potential impact of CDR approaches on SDGs in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Landing Page) (Full Report) (SPM – English) (SPM – Español) (SPM – Français)

17 Jun 2021 Potential implications of solar radiation modification for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

26 Apr 2021 Global Policy Special Issue: Governing Climate-altering Approaches (Landing page)

25 Apr 2021 Introduction to the Special Issue: ‘Governing Climate-altering Approaches’ Janos Pasztor and Nicholas Harrison, Global Policy

24 Nov 2020 Potential implications of carbon dioxide removal for the Sustainable Development Goals

28 Jul 2020 Discussion paper: Options for supporting Carbon Dioxide Removal (Landing Page)

Resources commissioned from external authors addressing topical and policy-relevant themes relating to CDR and SRM governance.

Contributions

15 Jul 2021 A risk-risk assessment framework for Solar Radiation Modification Nicholas Harrison, Janos Pasztor, and Kai-Uwe Barani Schmidt, EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC)

6 Jul 2021 Climate-altering approaches thematic page UN ESCAP SDG Helpdesk

6 Jul 2021 Carbon Dioxide Removal E-Learning page UN ESCAP SDG Helpdesk

6 Jul 2021 Solar Radiation Modification E-Learning page UN ESCAP SDG Helpdesk

2 May 2021 Solar Radiation Modification and its implications for the Sustainable Development Goals Nicholas Harrison, UN-IATT report for the STI Forum 2021

26 Jan 2021 Start the Earth System Governance that Integrates “Climate-Altering Technologies” Janos Pasztor, World Scientific

25 Nov 2020 Science for global net-zero: Updates on science and enhancing understanding to accelerate mitigation and adaptation UNFCCC’s twelfth meeting of the research dialogue (2020)

30 Sep 2020 Governance is Essential to Manage the Risks of Solar Radiation Modification Cynthia Scharf, The Wilson Center and Adelphi

Jun 2020 International Governance Issues on Climate Engineering EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC)

Feb 2019 Cool idea or hi-tech madness? The World Today

Dec 2018 Understanding Risk: A Conversation on Geoengineering World Bank

Nov/Dec 2018 It’s Smart Risk Management and a Political Investment Cynthia Scharf, The Environmental Forum

Nov 2018 Governance of the Deployment of Solar Geoengineering Harvard Project on Climate Agreements

22 May 2018 C2G2 Briefing to Committee of Permanent Representatives of United Nations Environment Programme

1 Apr 2018 C2G2 Input to the Talanoa Dialogue

8 Dec 2017 The Need for Governance of Climate Geoengineering Janos Pasztor, Ethics & International Affairs

6 Nov 2017 As U.S. Congress debates geoengineering, cutting emissions must come first Janos Pasztor, Thomson Reuters Foundation

21 Jul 2017 How to govern geoengineering Janos Pasztor, Cynthia Scharf, and Kai-Uwe Schmidt; editorial for Science

6 Jun 2017 Time for a Global Discussion on Climate Geoengineering Janos Pasztor, Brink

25 Apr 2017 Rules for Geoengineering the Planet Janos Pasztor, MIT Technology Review

7 Mar 2017 Towards governance frameworks for climate geoengineering Janos Pasztor, Global Challenges Foundation

30 Sep 2016 Briefing on Climate Engineering Janos Pasztor, Simon Nicholson, and David Morrow; C2G2 & FCEA

C2G contributions to other external resources including reports, media articles and publications.

Workshop and Conference Reports

5 Dec 2018 Understanding Risk Forum: A Conversation on Geoengineering: Altering the Planet, Envisioning Risk Financing Mechanisms

6 Jul 2018 Side-event on Climate-related Geoengineering: Research, Governance and the 2050 vision
(SBSTTA-22)

23 May 2018 Workshop on Governing Solar Geoengineering and Carbon Removal, Nairobi

17 Dec 2017 Workshop on Transdisciplinary Research and Governance on Climate-related Geoengineering

6 Nov 2017 Summary of the C2G2 workshop session at the Climate Engineering Conference (CEC17)

Reports from conferences, workshops and other events convened, co-convened by or featuring C2G.