Targeted Geoengineering: Local Interventions with Global Implications
Abstract Targeted geoengineering aims to tackle a global scale impact of climate warming by addressing local or regional systemic interventions. We consider three examples: conserving the West Antarctic ice sheet by limiting rates of ice discharge or increasing snow accumulation, thereby reducing gl...
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crwiley:10.1111/1758-5899.12867 2024-06-02T07:54:33+00:00 Targeted Geoengineering: Local Interventions with Global Implications Moore, John C. Mettiäinen, Ilona Wolovick, Michael Zhao, Liyun Gladstone, Rupert Chen, Ying Kirchner, Stefan Koivurova, Timo Academy of Finland Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1758-5899.12867 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/1758-5899.12867 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Global Policy volume 12, issue S1, page 108-118 ISSN 1758-5880 1758-5899 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12867 2024-05-03T10:49:51Z Abstract Targeted geoengineering aims to tackle a global scale impact of climate warming by addressing local or regional systemic interventions. We consider three examples: conserving the West Antarctic ice sheet by limiting rates of ice discharge or increasing snow accumulation, thereby reducing global sea level rise; transforming the Arctic permafrost zone into steppe grassland; raising the albedo of Arctic sea ice. There are important differences between targeted interventions and archetypal solar geoengineering, which ideally would have global governance structures, while some targeted interventions may be done entirely under the accepted purview of small numbers of nation states. For example, the West Antarctic ice sheet is governed by the consultative members of the Antarctic Treaty. Of the interventions we look at, only ice sheet conservation seems viable and efficient relative to solar geoengineering. Many important treaties and conventions rely on the precautionary approach. While at first glance this principle seems to argue against targeted interventions, we argue that it may in fact do the opposite. Given the existence of irreversible thresholds in many natural systems, the precautionary approach may be better upheld by a targeted intervention that prevents a system from changing in ways that cannot be undone. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Ice Ice Sheet permafrost Sea ice Wiley Online Library Antarctic Arctic The Antarctic West Antarctic Ice Sheet Global Policy 12 S1 108 118 |
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Abstract Targeted geoengineering aims to tackle a global scale impact of climate warming by addressing local or regional systemic interventions. We consider three examples: conserving the West Antarctic ice sheet by limiting rates of ice discharge or increasing snow accumulation, thereby reducing global sea level rise; transforming the Arctic permafrost zone into steppe grassland; raising the albedo of Arctic sea ice. There are important differences between targeted interventions and archetypal solar geoengineering, which ideally would have global governance structures, while some targeted interventions may be done entirely under the accepted purview of small numbers of nation states. For example, the West Antarctic ice sheet is governed by the consultative members of the Antarctic Treaty. Of the interventions we look at, only ice sheet conservation seems viable and efficient relative to solar geoengineering. Many important treaties and conventions rely on the precautionary approach. While at first glance this principle seems to argue against targeted interventions, we argue that it may in fact do the opposite. Given the existence of irreversible thresholds in many natural systems, the precautionary approach may be better upheld by a targeted intervention that prevents a system from changing in ways that cannot be undone. |
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