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Climate Engineering Conference 2017
CRITICAL GLOBAL DISCUSSIONS
Program 9 – 12 October Berlin, Germany Umweltforum & Neue Mälzerei ce-conference.org
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Welcome to the Climate Engineering Conference 2017 We are delighted to welcome you as one of the participants of the Climate Engineering Conference 2017. Building on the success of the first international, inter- and transdisciplinary Climate Engineering Conference in 2014 (CEC14), CEC17 will again provide a platform for critical global discussions by bringing together representatives of the research, policy and civic communities to discuss the highly complex and interlinked ethical, social and technical issues related to climate engineering. Spanning three days and a total of 38 sessions of various formats, we hope that the conference will allow you to gain a thorough and timely update on the latest developments in the field, enjoy vigorous exchange and engage in creative discussions. Taking place between the first Gordon Research Conference on Solar Climate Geoengineering in Maine in July and the COP23 in Bonn in November 2017, the conference is ideally timed to reflect upon the significance of the Paris Agreement and its ambitious temperature and CO2 emissions targets. Discussion of the possible role of some climate engineering measures in meeting the 2 ° C target, and, in particular, the even more ambitious 1.5 ° C target have increased, noting that carbon dioxide removal has already been extensively included in emissions scenarios. The latest IPCC assessment report addressed climate engineering measures in all three Working Groups, and the forthcoming IPCC special report on the 1.5°C goal is expected to address the potential roles of both CDR and SRM technologies. Against this background, the overarching objectives of CEC17 are: Bringing together many of the debate’s diverse stakeholders Providing a forum to (1) present and discuss research results, (2) review the state of discussions around climate engineering and (3) scope key research questions and challenges for academia and society
Providing a forum for experimentation with innovative session formats to address the complexity of issues around the topic of climate engineering Providing a platform for networking, collaboration and exchange across disciplines, sectors (particularly academia, policy and civil society), countries, continents and generations Through this, CEC17 aims to foster discussions around: The possible implications that the Paris Agreement might have for climate engineering research and development The potentials of climate engineering measures in helping to avoid or reduce some of the worst consequences of climate change The relationship between Solar Radiation Management (SRM), Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), mitigation and adaptation How an increasing differentiation between individual climate engineering proposals might affect the future of the “field” of climate engineering How research can be governed in a way that reduces the potential for unwanted side effects and at the same time enables research needed to provide a basis for informed decision-making We welcome you to Berlin!
Mark Lawrence Chair, CEC17 Advisory Group Scientific Director Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Stefan Schäfer Chair, CEC17 Steering Committee Program Leader, Climate Engineering Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
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Steering Committee Dr. Stefan Schäfer, (Chair), Program Leader, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Miranda Boettcher, Research Associate, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Dr. Holly Jean Buck, Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles George Collins, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Dr. Daniel Heyen, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Heidelberg & London School of Economics Dr. Clare Heyward, Project Scientist, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Dr. Ben Kravitz, Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Sean Low, Research Associate, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Nigel Moore, Manager, Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy Andy Parker, Research Fellow, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Dr. Vivian Scott, Research Associate, Edinburgh University Dr. Naomi Vaughan, Lecturer, University of East Anglia
Advisory Group Prof. Dr. Mark G. Lawrence (Chair), Scientific Director, IASS – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Ken Caldeira, Scientist and Professor, Carnegie Institution for Science Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Energy, Environment and Water Prof. Clive Hamilton, Professor, Charles Sturt University Prof. David Keith, Professor, Harvard University Prof. Tim Lenton, Professor, University of Exeter Dr. Jane C.S. Long, Retired, formerly Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Dr. Douglas MacMartin, Scientist, Cornell University & California Institute of Technology Oliver Morton, Editor, The Economist Dr. Simon Nicholson, Assistant Professor, American University & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Prof. Andreas Oschlies, Scientist, Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Prof. Alan Robock, Professor, Rutgers University Prof. Lynn M. Russell, Professor, University of California-San Diego Dr. Pablo Suarez, Associate Director, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre Prof. Eduardo Viola, Professor, University of Brasilia
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Conference Program Monday_9 October 16:00 – 18:30 18:30 – 22:00
≥ CEC17 Registration ≥ CEC17 Opening Event + Reception
Room: 01 | Großer Saal
Speakers: Mark Lawrence – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Michael Taylor – University of the West Indies, Oliver Morton – The Economist, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough – Executive Office of the Secretary General, United Nations (UN EOSG) Elevator pitch: This evening reception will mark the official opening of the Climate Engineering Conference 2017. Mark Lawrence, Scientific Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies and Chair of the CEC17 Advisory Group will welcome all conference participants and introduce three keynote speakers, Michael Taylor of the University of the West Indies, author Oliver Morton and Michelle Gyles-McDonnough of the Executive Office of the Secretary General, United Nations (UN EOSG). Following the keynotes, drinks and snacks will be served.
Tuesday_10 October 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Plenary: SRM & CDR updates + ignite-style talks on major projects
≥ Room: 01 | Großer Saal
This plenary session will update on key natural science findings and key social science developments on SRM & CDR, pointing interested listeners to individual sessions which will cover the topics in more detail. The overview talks will be followed by (major) project updates from individuals as ignite-style talks. Convenor: Stefan Schäfer – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Speakers: Ben Kravitz – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Naomi Vaughan – University of East Anglia, David Keith – Harvard University, Douglas MacMartin – Cornell University, California Institute of Technology, Janos Pasztor – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Linda Schneider – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Andreas Oschlies – GEOMAR Kiel, Phil Williamson – University of East Anglia & UK Greenhouse Gas Removal Research Programme, Andy Parker – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam & SRMGI 10:30 – 11:00
≥ Break
11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.1: Communicating Climate Engineering
≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Come learn about the challenges of communicating climate engineering — and ways of dealing with them. We’ll discuss lessons learned from communicating about climate change and emerging technologies, and how those apply to communicating about climate engineering with different audiences. Convenor: Holly Jean Buck – University of California, Los Angeles Speakers: Christine Merk – Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Geraldine Klaus – University of Kassel, Shinichiro Asayama – Waseda University, Aphiya Hathayatham – National Science Museum Thailand, Matthew Kearnes – University of New South Wales
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Conference Program | Tuesday
8 11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.2: The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project: Where have we been and where should we go? ≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: GeoMIP is one of the largest CE research projects in the world. What has it done, what is it planning to do, and is it meeting the needs of the broader CE research community? We’re here to find out! Convenors: Ben Kravitz – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Alan Robock – Rutgers University Speakers: Alan Robock – Rutgers University, Helene Muri – University of Oslo, Maxime Plazzotta – Météo France, Simone Tilmes – National Center for Atmospheric Research, Masahiro Sugiyama – University of Tokyo 11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.3: A change of course: Radical emission reduction pathways to stay under 1.5 ° C ≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: Climate change is not an engineering problem. There are many viable alternatives to bring our societies on a pathway towards 1.5 ° C without geoengineering. A technofix mentality and powerful vested interests prevent us from implementing them. This session will explore how we can change course for a climate just future. Convenors: Linda Schneider – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Lili Fuhr – Heinrich Böll Foundation & ETC Group Speakers: Barbara Unmüßig – Heinrich Böll Foundation, Karin Nansen – Friends of the Earth International, Silvia Ribeiro – ETC Group, Uwe Leprich – German Federal Environment Agency, Bernd Nilles – Fastenopfer, Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund
11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.4: Achieving the SDGs: Governing Geoengineering in a post-Paris world ≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: Governance of climate geoengineering is a very challenging endeavor on many levels and may become a necessity given the level of demonstrated ambition to act. Come to listen and contribute actively in a World Café setting to what UN officials, policymakers, researchers and civil society organizations have to say about why geoengineering governance must be discussed in the context of urgent, accelerated mitigation efforts and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Convenors: Janos Pasztor – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Kai-Uwe Schmidt – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Nicholas Harrison – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2) Speakers: Janos Pasztor – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Wenjiang Zhang – World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Michelle Gyles-McDonnough – Executive Office of the Secretary General, United Nations (UN EOSG), Youba Sokona – The South Centre, David Cooper – Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), 12:30 – 14:00
≥ Lunch
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Conference Program | Tuesday
10 14:00 – 15:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.5: The economics of climate engineering: The recent past and the road ahead ≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Economic methods are crucial for for both normative and descriptive assessments of Climate Engineering (both SRM and CDR). This session gives an overview of the current state of economic knowledge and offers room for discussing where the field should move from here. Convenors: Daniel Heyen – London School of Economics, Juan Moreno-Cruz – Georgia Tech School of Economics Speakers: Tobias Pfrommer – University of Heidelberg, Vassiliki Manoussi – Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) & Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Gernot Wagner – Harvard University, Jessica Strefler – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) 14:00 – 15:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.6: SRMGI 1: SRM research across Asia
≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: To date most SRM research has taken place in Europe and America but this is beginning to change quite quickly. This session will showcase social and physical science research across Asia, featuring speakers from India, China, Japan and the Philippines. Convenor: Shinichiro Asayama – Waseda University Speakers: Ying Chen – Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Shinichiro Asayama – Waseda University, Saroj Mishra – IIT Delhi, Patricia Jaranilla-Sanchez – University of the Philippines Los Baños, Lie Wu – Beijing Normal University, Yuan Xin – Development and Research Center of China Meteorological Administration
14:00 – 15:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.7: God(s) and Greenhouse Gases: Religion and Climate Engineering ≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: Religions have insights on new technologies; don’t you wonder what religions may have to say about climate engineering, and whether they would help us ask important questions about this topic? It goes way beyond “playing God” to questions of harmony, agency, and justice. Convenors: Forrest Clingerman – Ohio Northern University, Laura Hartman – University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Thomas Bruhn – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam Speakers: Mark Lawrence – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Fletcher Harper – GreenFaith, Cynthia Scharf – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2) 14:00 – 15:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.8: Public Engagement & Climate Engineering: Whither and How? ≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: It is widely acknowledged that engaging a wider range of people in conversations about climate engineering is desirable. Rather than reporting specific insights derived from existing public engagement work, this panel will step back, addressing issues related to the rationales, promises, and challenges associated with public engagements in this domain more generally. Convenors: Jane Flegal – UC Berkeley & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, Michael Thompson – Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Speakers: Arunabha Ghosh – Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Jane C.S. Long – Retired formerly Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Rob Bellamy – Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), University of Oxford, Masahiro Sugiyama – University of Tokyo, Peter C. Frumhoff – Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Holly Jean Buck – University of California, Los Angeles
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Conference Program | Tuesday
12 15:30 – 16:00
≥ Break
16:00 – 17:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.9: To Gabon or not to Gabon: A game on geoengineering research and policy ≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: Join us for an intensely interactive session. We will use a playable system dynamics model of the changing relationships between information, decisions and consequences to explore the individual and collective options or managing climate risks. There will be winners and losers, and prizes. Most importantly, there will be serious fun in the context of rich, realistic discussions about our current and future choices. Convenor: Pablo Suarez – Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre 16:00 – 17:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.10: Security Risk Pathways of Climate Engineering and Counter-Geoengineering: Conflict or Cooperation? ≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: The session discusses whether climate engineering (CE) may lead to security risks and conflicts or whether it will rather promote cooperation and governance. As an example we discuss in detail whether counter-geoengineering (the release of neutralizing particles or of potent greenhouse gases) poses additional risk or can help overcome the free-driver problem. Convenors and speakers: Jürgen Scheffran – University of Hamburg, Daniel Heyen – London School of Economics, Joshua Horton – Harvard University, Jasmin S. A. Link – University of Hamburg, P. Michael Link – University of Hamburg, Juan Moreno-Cruz – Georgia Tech School of Economics
16:00 – 17:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.11: Policy options and principles for negative emissions and SRM ≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: Climate engineering is not emerging in a policy vacuum: We discuss specific proposals to apply established principles, policy goals and policy instruments to climate engineering deployment, including under the Paris Agreement and in context of human rights law and the sustainable development goals. Convenor: Matthias Honegger – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam & Perspectives Climate Change Speakers: Matthias Honegger – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam & Perspectives Climate Change, Albert C. Lin – University of California, Davis School of Law, Axel Michaelowa – Perspectives Climate Change & University of Zurich, Jesse Reynolds – Utrecht University, Gernot Wagner – Harvard University, Stefan Singer – Climate Action Network International, Andrew Light – World Resources Institute 16:00 – 17:30
≥ Parallel Session 1.12: Key Elements of Responsible Geoengineering Research
≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Plausible IPCC scenarios require intentional climate intervention to stay below 1.5/2 ° C, and geoengineering research may commence soon. Responsible research should simultaneously develop governance capacity. This session will discuss what such responsible research will require: Activities to allow legitimate decision making, enabling reliable research, and control over experimentation. Convenors: Jane C.S. Long – Retired formerly Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Steven Hamburg – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Speakers: Jane C.S. Long – Retired formerly Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Steven Hamburg – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Janos Pasztor – Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2), Edward (Ted) Parson – University of California, Los Angeles, Douglas MacMartin – Cornell University, California Institute of Technology, Jane Flegal – UC Berkeley & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment Conference Program | Tuesday
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14 17:30 – 18:30
≥ Transfer to the House of World Cultures Shuttle buses will be leaving at 5.45 pm from the stops in front of the Umweltforum and the Neue Mälzerei.
18:30 – 20:00
≥ Panel discussion at the House of World Cultures: Climate Engineering in the Wake of Paris
Elevator pitch: Climate engineering in the context of the Paris Agreement will be the focus of a public 90 minute panel discussion with experts David Keith (Harvard University), Janos Pasztor (Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative), Lili Fuhr (Heinrich Böll Foundation), Pablo Suarez (Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre), Oliver Geden (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP), H. Elizabeth Thompson (Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations) and Oliver Morton (author of the book “The Planet Remade”) at the House of World Cultures (HKW). House of World Cultures (Haus der Kulturen der Welt) John-Foster-Dulles-Allee | 10557 Berlin hkw.de
20:00 – 23:00
≥ Conference dinner at the House of World Cultures
Dinner for conference participants only, subject to prior registration and payment.
Wednesday_11 October 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.1: Trumped! A new politics of climate engineering?
≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: The world faces political as well as environmental disruption. Academics tend to make rational-actor assumptions while bracketing the wilder, unpredictable aspects of politics. With short presentations and table discussions, we will explore implications for national and international politics of climate engineering of the Trump administration’s brand of climate denialism and other turns towards populism and authoritarianism. Convenors: Duncan McLaren – Lancaster Environment Centre, Olaf Corry – Copenhagen University Speakers: Eduardo Viola – University of Brasilia, Holly Jean Buck – University of California, Los Angeles, Simon Nicholson – American University & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, Oliver Geden – German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Shinichiro Asayama – Waseda University, Nnimmo Bassey – Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.2: Climate engineering: What goes up must come down
≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: What goes up must come down. If we pump particles into the stratosphere, how will that effect air quality at the ground level? Solar geoengineering may also reduce the self-cleansing capacity of the near-surface atmosphere, allowing pollution to build up. Alternatively, some aspects of air pollution may actually be reduced.
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Conference Program | Wednesday
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≥ Parallel Session 2.3: Climate engineering governance beyond international law
≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Most legal scholarship concerning climate engineering has remained within the international domain. Yet national and nonstate law and policy will be relevant sooner. This session will present and discuss possible next steps in these regulatory domains toward governance of both solar and carbon climate engineering. Convenors: Jesse Reynolds – Utrecht University, Tracy Hester – University of Houston Speakers: Anthony Chavez – Northern Kentucky University, Jeffrey McGee – University of Tasmania, Edward (Ted) Parson – University of California, Los Angeles, Rachel Hauser – University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.4: Who needs the Anthropocene? Is the Anthropocene a useful concept in discussions of climate engineering – or of anything else? ≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: The idea that human interactions with the planet are the defining feature of our age is widespread, and widely seen as problematic. We will discuss the usefulness of the idea of the Anthropocene in as interactive a way as possible – people will be strongly encouraged to have something to say. Convenor: Oliver Morton – The Economist Speaker: Mark Lawrence – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam 10:30 – 11:00
≥ Break
11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.5: Rational Choice and Worst Case Scenarios
≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: If there is one moral argument that looms large against the prospects for geoengineering it is the Precautionary Principle. In this session, the aim is to put this argument in a broader context in which all “facts” established via the scientific method are always open to falsification and hence cannot be known with certainty. Convenor: Martin Bunzl – Rutgers University Speakers: Martin Bunzl – Rutgers University, Douglas MacMartin – Cornell University, California Institute of Technology, David Keith – Harvard University, Ortwin Renn – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Oliver Morton – The Economist
17 Conference Program | Wednesday
Conference Program | Wednesday
18 11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.6: Changes of Stratospheric Chemistry and Dynamics and its impacts as a result of climate change and stratospheric aerosol climate engineering ≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: Stratospheric aerosol climate engineering and climate change are both expected to change stratospheric dynamics and chemistry. These changes may result in both an increase and decrease of column ozone depending on injection location, amount and timing, which impacts surface UV radiation. How large will these changes be and can we comprehensively assess these changes and aim to reduce them? Convenors: Simone Tilmes – National Center for Atmospheric Research, Ulrike Niemeier – Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Hamburg, Rolf Müller – Forschungszentrum Jülich & Wuppertal University Speakers: Michael Mills – National Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Amy Butler – Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences & NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Frank Keutsch – Harvard University, Alkiviadis Bais – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.7: Teaching Climate Engineering
≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: A series of informal, small-group discussions about people’s experiences teaching about climate engineering, sharing stories about successes, challenges, student or audience reactions, approaches that have worked (or not) in different contexts, and specific assignments or learning activities. People who have not yet taught about climate engineering are welcome. Convenors: David Morrow – American University & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, Simon Nicholson – American University & Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, Michael Thompson – Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment
11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 2.8: Interdisciplinary CDR
≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Thinking critically about carbon dioxide removal from a range of disciplinary perspectives – political economy, biogeochemistry, policymaking, integrated assessment and public perceptions. Convenor: Naomi Vaughan – University of East Anglia Speakers: Nils Markusson – University of Lancaster, Lena Boysen – Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Rob Bellamy – Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), University of Oxford, Elmar Kriegler – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Vivian Scott – University of Edinburgh 12:30 – 14:00
≥ Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
≥ Plenary 2.9: SRM Experiments Campfire
≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: A team of scientists at Harvard University is interested in conducting one of the first outdoor solar geoengineering experiments in the U.S. (possibly within a year or two). Public engagement, of course, is essential. This session will provide an opportunity for researchers to engage on the substance of the experiment and to discuss broader engagement. Convenors: David Keith – Harvard University, Lizzie Burns – Harvard University Speakers: David Keith – Harvard University, Lizzie Burns – Harvard University, Mark Lawrence – Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Frank Keutsch – Harvard University
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Conference Program | Wednesday
20 15:30 – 16:30
≥ Break
16:30 – 18:00
≥ Plenary 2.10: Climate Engineering Governance World Café
≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: This plenary aims to stimulate creative exploration of climate engineering governance challenges and potential responses, by posing a few provocative questions in the form of brief challenge scenarios. The World Café format aims to allow a more participatory and engaged discussion than normally possible in a plenary session. The plenary will open with a brief introduction of FIVE challenge scenarios to be discussed at separate table groups. These scenarios are also available in advance on the conference website. Participants will choose which scenario they wish to discuss and join a corresponding table group, each led by a designated “issue provocateur”, for a 30-minute discussion. Table representatives will then re-convene to be debriefed for the plenary by Oliver Morton, who will then facilitate a general plenary discussion. Convenor: Edward (Ted) Parson – University of California, Los Angeles Speaker: Oliver Morton – The Economist
18:00 – 19:30
≥ Session 2.11: Poster session with food & drinks
≥ Room: Galerie Umweltforum
Elevator pitch: Poster presenters will be asked to be available by their posters to present and discuss their work with the other participants in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Drinks and snacks will be served, and all conference participants are encouraged to use the opportunity to establish and strengthen personal and professional connections. See list of poster presenters on page 30.
Thursday_12 October 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 3.1: SRMGI 2: How to involve the climate community and the scientific community in debating climate engineering in developing countries? ≥ Room: 02 I Elysium
Elevator pitch: Climate engineering is almost unknown in the general scientific communities in developing countries (perhaps with the exception of China) and totally unknown to the general public. Consequently, the importance of understanding the scientific and sociopolitical issues raised by SRM is underestimated in the Global South. The significant expansion of interest about SRM in many developed countries in last years hasn‘t been matched in developing countries. This is a major obstacle to having a broad, inclusive and equitable international discussion. Developing countries are generally the most affected by climate change and would be most affected by the use or rejection of SRM. They, therefore, have a major stake in the international governance of SRM and should be centrally involved in potential decisions about deployment. This panel will discuss the causes of the problem and will think through the best way to increase CE awareness in developing countries. The goal of this discussion is not to promote constituencies in favor or against SRM, but to increase awareness about the need for knowledge about the fundamental questions involved following the international debate. Convenor: Eduardo Viola – University of Brasilia Speakers: Eduardo Viola – University of Brasilia, Aphiya Hathayatham – National Science Museum Thailand, Paulo Artaxo – University of Sao Paulo, Ratemo Waya Michieka – University of Nairobi, Penehuro Lefale – LeA International & Massey University
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22 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 3.2: Geoengineering and the Arctic
≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: The Arctic is experiencing some of the most rapid climate change of anywhere in the world. Offsetting these changes has been the explicit target of multiple geoengineering proposals. The potential effects of climate change and geoengineering would impact the people and natural resources of this sensitive region and would have knock-on effects for numerous areas throughout the rest of the world. In this session, we explore the broad scope of geoengineering and the Arctic. We welcome proposals in a wide variety of areas, including technologies that are designed to be deployed in or directly impact the Arctic, natural and social science research on the effects and impacts of geoengineering on the Arctic. Convenors: Ben Kravitz – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Douglas MacMartin – Cornell University, California Institute of Technology Speakers: Ulrike Lohmann – ETH Zurich, David Mitchell – Desert Research Institute, Holly Jean Buck – University of California, Los Angeles, Rafe Pomerance – Arctic 21, Hilairy Hartnett – Arizona State University, Helene Muri – University of Oslo, Sergey Kostrykin – Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology, Ilona Mettiäinen – Arctic Centre, University of Lapland 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 3.3: Two pathways for Sulphate Aerosol Injection. Towards conditions of ethically defensible research and deployment ≥ Room: 03 I Plenarsaal
Elevator pitch: Based on two stylised Sulphate Aerosol Injection (SAI) deployment scenarios (“emergency” and “peak shaving”), this session investigates under which conditions SAI research and deployment can be ethically defensible (permissible or mandatory). The session also considers what this implies for present policy making and research programs.
Convenors: Konrad Ott – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Christian Baatz – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Speakers: Konrad Ott – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Christian Baatz – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, David Morrow – George Mason University, Frederike Neuber – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 09:00 – 10:30
≥ Parallel Session 3.4: CE assessment metrics – Comparative, Integrative, Comprehensive ≥ Room: 01 I Großer Saal
Elevator pitch: To enable fair, comprehensive and comparative decision-making on Climate Engineering, we need to foster a multidisciplinary and integrative selection process for assessment metrics. In this session we want to learn to what extent established climatechange assessment metrics are applicable for Climate Engineering assessment and what kind of extensions are needed. Convenors: Nadine Mengis – Concordia University, Sebastian Sonntag – Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Elnaz Roshan – University of Hamburg, International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modeling, Andreas Oschlies – GEOMAR Kiel, Wilfried Rickels – Institut für Weltwirtschaft Kiel, Hermann Held – University of Hamburg Speakers: Nadine Mengis – Concordia University, Elnaz Roshan – University of Hamburg & International Max Planck Research School on Earth System Modeling, Peter Irvine – Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Yann Chavaillaz – Ouranos Inc & Concordia University, Mohammad Khabbazan – University of Hamburg, Nils Matzner – Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt 10:30 – 11:00
≥ Break
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Conference Program | Thursday
24 11:00 – 12:30
≥ Parallel Session 3.5: The Earth System and Carbon Dioxide Removal
≥ Room: 04 I Seminarraum I/II
Elevator pitch: Scenarios limiting warming to