Geoengineering scoping workshop report

[John Nissen]

Geoengineering Scoping Workshop - Outputs
 
Date: 19 October 09
Location: London
 
 
Background
 
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) under the multi-funder research programme LWEC (Living with Environmental Change) intend to provide funding to research within the Climate Geoengineering remit. We aim to fund research which will allow the UK to make informed and intelligent assessments about the development of Climate Geoengineering technologies.
 
This one day workshop was held to identify the priority themes for future funding activities within Geoengineering.
 
 
Aims
 
Aims of the workshop were as follows:
 

• Facilitate networking between researchers operating within the remit of Geoengineering.
• Identify the major challenges and opportunities for Geoengineering research.
• Identify potential themes for future funding activities.

 
Participants
 
A mixture of participants were selected from their submissions of an Expressions of Interest form.  We sought to achieve a diverse range of attendees to reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of Geoengineering. A full list of delegates can be found in Annex A.
 


Agenda
 
This was a one day workshop. A short warm up session (see Annex B) was held, before then focusing on four main sessions:
 

• Session 1: What Criteria should we use to prioritise the Royal Society Themes? (see Annex C)
• Session 2: Prioritising the Royal Society Themes  (see Annex D)

• Session 3: SWOT- style analysis (see Annex E)
• Session 4: Skills, facilities and academic capability required (See (Annex F)

 
 
Next steps
 
The results from this workshop will provide one input to the forthcoming Sandpit being held 15-19 March 2010. Please note that this date has changed from the date previously advertised. The sandpit event is likely to focus on themes which emerged from this workshop, namely:
 
·        Side effects / Impacts of Geoengineering
·        Reducing uncertainties about Geoengineering schemes
·        The extent to which Geoengineering technologies can be controlled.  (Including reversibility, the time between deployment and intended effect on climate, and the delay between cessation and the climate response)
·        Costs of scheme – v- effectiveness of scheme
·        Barriers to deployment

See:

Word format:
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CMSWeb/Downloads/Other/ReportOfGeoengineeringScopingWorkshop.doc

PDF format:
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CMSWeb/Downloads/Other/ReportOfGeoengineeringScopingWorkshop.pdf

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Cheers,

John

[John Nissen]

There is a "call for participants" in the "Sandpit" in March here:
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/ClimateGeoengineeringSandpit.htm

Cheers,

John

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John Nissen wrote:
>
> *_Geoengineering Scoping Workshop - Outputs_*
> *__*
> *Date:* 19 October 09
> *Location:* London
>
>
> *_Background_*
> *_ _*

> EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and NERC
> (Natural Environment Research Council) under the multi-funder research
> programme LWEC (Living with Environmental Change) intend to provide
> funding to research within the Climate Geoengineering remit. We aim to
> fund research which will allow the UK to make informed and intelligent
> assessments about the development of Climate Geoengineering technologies.
>
> This one day workshop was held to identify the priority themes for
> future funding activities within Geoengineering.
>

> *_ _*
> *_Aims_*
> *_ _*

> Aims of the workshop were as follows:
>

> * Facilitate networking between researchers operating within the
> remit of Geoengineering.
> * Identify the major challenges and opportunities for
> Geoengineering research.
> * Identify potential themes for future funding activities.
>
> *_ _*
> *_Participants_*
> *_ _*

> A mixture of participants were selected from their submissions of an
> Expressions of Interest form. We sought to achieve a diverse range of
> attendees to reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of Geoengineering.
> A full list of delegates can be found in Annex A.
>

> *__*
> *__*
> *_Agenda_*
> *_ _*

> This was a one day workshop. A short warm up session (see Annex B) was
> held, before then focusing on four main sessions:
>

> * *Session 1:* What Criteria should we use to prioritise the Royal
> Society Themes?* *(see Annex C)**
> * *Session 2: *Prioritising the Royal Society Themes* *(see Annex D)**
>
> * *Session 3:* SWOT- style analysis (see Annex E)
> * *Session 4*: Skills, facilities and academic capability required
> (See (Annex F)
>
>
> *_ _*
> *_Next steps_*

>
> The results from this workshop will provide one input to the

> forthcoming Sandpit being held 15-19 March 2010. *Please note that
> this date has changed from the date previously advertised.* The

> sandpit event is likely to focus on themes which emerged from this
> workshop, namely:
>

> � Side effects / Impacts of Geoengineering
> � Reducing uncertainties about Geoengineering schemes
> � The extent to which Geoengineering technologies can be controlled.

> (Including reversibility, the time between deployment and intended
> effect on climate, and the delay between cessation and the climate
> response)

> � Costs of scheme � v- effectiveness of scheme
> � Barriers to deployment**
> *__*