Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative
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C2G2 encourages a broad societal debate on geoengineering, and strives to include a diversity of views and approaches in its events. This may sometimes lead to interventions being contested. C2G2 does not necessarily endorse or support the opinions stated by its presenters, and welcomes an open discussion of their merits.
The UN Environmental Assembly and geoengineering governance
Janos Pasztor talks with Ross Kenyon of Nori on efforts in March 2019 to pass a resolution on geoengineering at the United Nations Environment Assembly.
Difficult decisions – MIT podcast
Janos Pasztor and Laur Hesse Fisher from MIT’s TILClimate podcast discuss the difficult decisions facing society on carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification.
Rethinking the Governance of Solar Geoengineering
C2G2 and Chatham House co-hosted an event on 21 February on “Rethinking the Governance of Solar Geoengineering”, featuring:
Ana Maria Kleymeyer, Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development Goals
Professor Douglas MacMartin, Cornell University
Janos Pasztor, Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
Chair: Peter Betts, Chatham House
Faith Communities and Climate Engineering
Cynthia Scharf speaks about the role that faith communities can play in education and advocacy about geoengineering governance. This video was originally produced for GreenFaith’s COP24 event entitled “Playing God? Multi-Faith Responses to the Prospect of Climate Engineering.”
The conversation around geoengineering must include the risk community
Cynthia Scharf talks with Emma Katrine Phillips from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) at the Understanding Risk Forum 2018.
An introduction to climate geoengineering – GreenFaith and C2G2
A joint webinar with GreenFaith and C2G2, featuring:
· Drew Jones, Climate Interactive
· Dr. Mark Lawrence, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
· Cynthia Scharf, Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
· Dr. Forrest Clingerman, co-editor, Theological and Ethical Perspectives on Climate Engineering
Janos Pasztor Address at Arizona State University
With the world’s first known, outdoor experiment of solar geoengineering planned later this year, the head of the Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Janos Pasztor, urged governments to create effective guardrails for these powerful, emerging technologies. Pasztor addressed Arizona State University on April 6, 2018.
Climate Engineering Could Particularly Affect the Most Vulnerable
Dr. Maarten van Aalst of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre warns that the most vulnerable people will have the least voice when taking decisions about geoengineering.
The Problem with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)
Neth Daño of ETC Group argues that the proposed technology of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (beccs) could worsen issues of conflict over land and water.
People Will Blame Geoengineering for the Weather
Prof. Paul Nightingale of the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, UK warns that geoengineering governance needs to take account of people blaming solar geoengineering for adverse weather.
The Military Dimension of Geoengineering
Major-General Munir Muniruzzaman of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies says militaries need to advise politicians on the security dimensions of geoengineering.
The Way Forward for Geoengineering Governance After COP23
Janos Pasztor, C2G2 Executive Director, sees increasing informal discussion of carbon removal technologies amongst participants at COP23.
Can we Refreeze the Arctic? Geoengineering Governance
Guest Clip / Panel Discussion on November 13, 2017 (COP23), featuring Janos Pasztor (C2G2), Hugh Hunt (University of Cambridge), Matthias Honegger (IASS-Potsdam & Perspectives), and hosted by Stuart Scott (United Planet Faith and Science Initiative)
Views from civil society on geoengineering research and governance
Neth Daño, Co-Executive Director, ETC Group
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) and Ocean Alkalinity
Phil Renforth, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Convention on Biological Diversity decisions on climate geoengineering
Phil Williamson, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Policy and governance issues related to geoengineering research
Jane Flegal, Visiting Fellow, School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Solar Radiation Management Technology (SRM): Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx)
Frank Keutsch, Stonington Professor of Engineering and Atmospheric Science, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University; Principal Investigator of SCoPEx
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Reaching the 1.5°C target and current proposed geoengineering technologies
Doug MacMartin, Senior Research Associate and Senior Lecturer, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Talking about Geoengineering in a Language People Understand
Aphiya Hathayatham, a science communicator from the Thailand Science Museum, explains how the current conversation around geoengineering is not easy for the general public to understand, speaking at CEC17, October 2017
Relating Geoengineering to People’s Daily Lives
Adrian Omar Watson, a youth entrepreneur from the Caribbean, talks about bringing the conversation around geoengineering to an everyday level.
Views from Indigenous Peoples on Geoengineering Research and Governance
Yolanda Teran, Indigenous International Forum on Biodiversity, Ecuador
C2G2 Webinar on Geoengineering and Biological Diversity, November 2, 2017 (Click for transcript.)
Broadening the Solar Geoengineering Conversation
Peter Frumhoff, a lead author of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, talks about expanding the conversation around solar geoengineering to the general public, to establish informed consent.
Engaging Faith Communities
Laura Hartman, who studies the intersection of religion and the environment at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, explains how religious people should have a voice in decisions about geoengineering.
Climate Engineering Conference 2017: Critical Global Discussions
Guest Clip / IASS Potsdam, October 27, 2017
“Can we stop climate change by removing CO2 from the air?”
Guest Clip / with Tim Kruger, Oxford Geoengineering Programme, TED2017 video, October 31, 2017
“Can climate geoengineering support sustainable development goals in Asia and the Pacific?”
Guest Clip / with Janos Pasztor, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Twitter video, September 7, 2017
How can #climate #geoengineering support the #SDGs in #AsiaPacific? Voices from #ENVAsiaPacific @jpasztor @carnegiecouncil #C2G2 pic.twitter.com/YCYdQAYxwC
— United Nations ESCAP (@UNESCAP) September 7, 2017
A Briefing and Discussion on Solar Geoengineering: Science, Ethics, and Governance
C2G2 Clip / Webinar, May 16, 2017
- A list of further reading recommended by the speakers
- Transcript of the briefing at carnegiecouncil.org
Launch of C2G2
C2G2 Clip / Panel discussion, February 16, 2017
Launch of Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
The Ethics and Governance of Geoengineering
C2G2 Clip / Ethics Matter, December 16, 2016
The Ethics and Governance of Geoengineering
Global Ethics Forum: “The Ethics and Governance of Geoengineering”
C2G2 Clip / with Janos Pasztor, Recorded on September 30, 2016 in New York.