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Reflecting sunlight : recommendations for solar geoengineering research and research governance /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2021]
Series:Consensus study report.
Subjects:
Environmental geotechnology > Research > Management.
Environmental engineering > Research > Management.
Solar energy > Climatic factors.
Climate change mitigation > Research > Management.
Global warming > Research > Management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Summary.
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 1.1 Origins of this study.
  • 1.2 Scope and motivation of this report.
  • 1.3 Solar geoengineering is not a substitute for mitigations.
  • 1.4 The study process.
  • 1.5 The report roadmap.
  • 2. Assessment of the current solar geoengineering research and research governance landscape.
  • 2.1 Overview of proposed solar geoengineering methods.
  • 2.2 Natural sciences and technology dimensions.
  • 2.3 Social dimensions.
  • 2.4 Synthesis of research assessment.
  • 2.5 Current mechanisms for research governance.
  • 3. The decision space : context and key considerations for solar geoengineering research and research governance.
  • 3.1 Enabling future decision makers.
  • 3.2 Societal context for solar geoengineering research.
  • 3.3 Intersecting dimensions of research, society, and research governance.
  • 3.4 Principles for solar geoengineering research and research governance.
  • 4. A solar geoengineering research program : goals and approach.
  • 4.1 Introduction.
  • 4.2 Goals and attributes of a solar geoengineering research program.
  • 4.3 Capacity needed to advance solar geoengineering research and research governance.
  • 4.4 Federal agency participation and coordination.
  • Roles for philanthropic support.
  • 5. Solar geoengineering research governance.
  • 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 National/domestic research governance.
  • 5.3 International research governance.
  • 6. An integrated agenda for solar geoengineering research.
  • 6.1 High-level framing for the research agenda.
  • 6.2 The research agenda topics.
  • 6.3 outdoor solar geoengineering experimentation.
  • 6.4 Funding considerations for solar geoengineering research.
  • 6.5 Concluding thoughts.
  • References.
  • Appendices.