Colloquium - David Keith (Harvard) - A Case for Integrating Solar Geoengineering into Climate Policy

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David Keith (Harvard) 10/27/20 colloquium speaker
October 27, 2020
3:45PM - 4:45PM
Location
Zoom webinar

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Add to Calendar 2020-10-27 15:45:00 2020-10-27 16:45:00 Colloquium - David Keith (Harvard) - A Case for Integrating Solar Geoengineering into Climate Policy I will first review the science and technology of solar geoengineering, addressing the following Q’s: how effective could it be in reducing climate risks? What new risks does it entail? What is uncertain? And, finally, how could much could uncertainty be reduced a substantial research program? I will then present a case for integrating solar geoengineering into a 4D climate policy that includes emissions cuts, carbon removal, and adaptation.   Zoom meeting link:  https://osu.zoom.us/j/93318217537?pwd=SG9wbElwNTBOSTBqVWlETGNqWnZQUT09 password (if needed): 657820 Zoom webinar Department of Physics physics@osu.edu America/New_York public
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I will first review the science and technology of solar geoengineering, addressing the following Q’s: how effective could it be in reducing climate risks? What new risks does it entail? What is uncertain? And, finally, how could much could uncertainty be reduced a substantial research program? I will then present a case for integrating solar geoengineering into a 4D climate policy that includes emissions cuts, carbon removal, and adaptation.

 

Zoom meeting link: 

https://osu.zoom.us/j/93318217537?pwd=SG9wbElwNTBOSTBqVWlETGNqWnZQUT09

password (if needed): 657820