Reflecting sunlight : recommendations for solar geoengineering research and research governance / Committee on Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies that Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth ; Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Committee on Science, Technology, and Law ; Policy and Global Affairs.

"Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts are the first line of defense, researchers are exploring other options to reduce warming. Solar...

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Uniform Title:Consensus study report.
Corporate Authors: National Academies Press (U.S.) (Publisher)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies that Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Science, Technology, and Law (Issuing body)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs (Issuing body)
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.
Physical Description:xvi, 311 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Format: Book
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.