International Governance of Climate Engineering: A Survey of Reports on Climate Engineering, 2009-2015
FCEA Working Paper Series: 001, June, 2017
41 Pages Posted: 9 Jun 2017
Date Written: June 7, 2017
Abstract
Discussions of climate engineering (CE) governance stand now at a crucial juncture. While the CE research community’s ideas about governance have become increasingly sophisticated and specific over the last half decade, they have by and large not been translated into actual governance mechanisms. This working paper summarizes the main points of agreement among major reports on CE governance and lays out some major open questions. This paper also surveys those reports with a view to helping readers understand each report’s distinctive features and major recommendations regarding CE governance.
Keywords: Geoengineering, climate engineering, governance, international governance, emerging technologies, climate change
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