Gordon Research Seminar on Climate Engineering - for Early Career Scientists

[Daniele Visioni]

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to apply for the Gordon Research Seminar on Climate Engineering, to be held June 25-26, 2022 at Sunday River in Newry, Maine. The conference was originally planned for 2020, but moved due to COVID-19. If you had previously applied for the 2020 conference, please be sure to apply again.

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Climate Engineering is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas. The 2022 Gordon Research Seminar on Climate Engineering is focused on bridging physical and social sciences in the interdisciplinary field of radiation management approaches. Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated Gordon Research Conference. The program will consist of an introductory Keynote session, two poster sessions, and three oral sessions with ample time for discussion. We are excited to confirm Dr. Holly Buck from the University at Buffalo as our Keynote Speaker.

The meeting will focus on a variety of potential climate engineering methods, including but not limited to: stratospheric aerosol addition, marine cloud brightening, surface albedo modification, and cirrus cloud thinning. We welcome abstracts spanning processes, impacts, methodologies, and disciplines. We understand that we live in uncertain times, so we’d like to be as clear as possible regarding the timeline. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Submit an abstract by March 25, 2022 to be considered for an oral presentation.

A detailed program will be posted by April 25, 2022.

Applications for the meeting will be accepted until May 28, 2022.

Registration can be completed (and fees paid) up to 3 weeks before the meeting.

Your timely registration will help us organize the best meeting possible!

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Climate Engineering (June 26 - July 1, 2022) will immediately follow the GRS and attendance at both is strongly encouraged. Please note there is a separate application for the GRC, and more information can be found using the link above.

International applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to allow adequate time for visa processing. Eligible applicants may apply for the Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship. Limited travel and registration fee support is available. If your attendance would be conditional on receiving travel support please email us separately.

Please find more information about the current GRC COVID-19 protocols at the following link:

https://www.grc.org/_resources/common/userfiles/file/1.13%20Revised%20COVID%20Policy.pdf

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this information to any early career researchers in your network who are working on climate engineering. Any questions may be directed to the GRS chairs, Katie Dagon (kda...@ucar.edu) and Daniele Visioni (dv...@cornell.edu). 

Sincerely,

Katie Dagon and Daniele Visioni, GRS Chairs

[Renaud de RICHTER]

The program

www.grc.org /climate-engineering-conference/2022/

Processes and Impacts of Radiation Management Approaches to Climate Change

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Conference Description

By deliberately intervening in Earth's radiation budget, climate engineering (or geoengineering) could reduce some of the impacts of climate change. Possible methods include (but are not limited to) stratospheric aerosol addition or marine cloud brightening, both of which would reflect some sunlight back to space, or cirrus cloud thinning to increase outgoing longwave radiation. This conference focuses on better understanding the processes and impacts associated with radiation management. This includes processes specific to individual methods, the projected climate response and its uncertainties, and the impacts, including those in the developing world, as well as the engineering aspects and the design of research to address risk.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Climate Engineering" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Climate Engineering in Context This session will focus on the interaction between Climate Engineering and other approaches for managing climate risks, highlighting what we know and don't know about climate engineering methods. Discussion Leader: Mark Lawrence (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:30 pm	Piers Forster (University of Leeds, United Kingdom) "Climate Engineering in the Context of SR1.5 and the Paris Agreement"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:10 pm	Alan Robock (Rutgers University, USA) "Stratospheric Sulfur Geoengineering – Benefits and Risks"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Stratospheric Processes This session focuses on processes relevant to stratospheric aerosol injection: microphysics, chemistry, and dynamics, including both modeling and observations Discussion Leader: Valentina Aquila (American University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am	Gabriel Chiodo (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "Efficacy of Stratospheric Solar Geoengineering: The Role of Chemical and Dynamical Feedbacks"
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am	Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:00 am	Jadwiga Richter (National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA) "Impacts of SAI on Stratospheric Dynamics and Chemistry"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:45 am	Karen Rosenlof (NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division, USA) "Stratospheric Measurement Campaigns, Aircraft and Balloon Borne In Situ Sampling: What Do We Hope to Learn?"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizers: Simone Tilmes (National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA) and Jessica Gurevitch (Stony Brook University, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Regional Methods Most research focuses on "global" cooling; this session will explore methods that could target more regional cooling, including artificial ocean upwelling and surface albedo modification. Discussion Leader: Olivier Boucher (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, France)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm	Kate Ricke (University of California, San Diego, USA) "Prospects for regional geoengineering: Case studies from the Indian Ocean and Northeastern Pacific"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:00 pm	Sonia Seneviratne (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "The Regional Perspective: Climate Extremes, Surface Albedo and Avoiding High-Regret Options"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Cloud-Mediated Processes This session will focus on cloud-aerosol processes, for Marine Cloud Brightening and for Cirrus Cloud Thinning. Discussion Leader: Thomas Leisner (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am	Blaz Gasparini (University of Vienna, Austria) "The Knowns, the Known Unknowns, and the Unknown Unknowns of Cirrus Cloud Thinning Research"
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am	Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:00 am	Daniel Rosenfeld (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) "Geoengineering by Marine Cloud Expansion and Brightening"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:45 am	Robert Wood (University of Washington, USA) "Brightening Marine Clouds to Cool Earth: A Review of the Science and an Agenda for Research"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Climate Response This session will focus on changes in climate variables - specifically for stratospheric aerosols - and how robust those are, and how those depend on the scenario. Discussion Leader: Ulrike Niemeier (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm	Peter Irvine (University College London, United Kingdom) "The Climate Response to Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering: What We Know for Sure"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:00 pm	Daniele Visioni (Cornell University, USA) "The Role of Different Temperature Targets for Determining Climate Engineering Outcomes and Trade-Offs"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Climate Impacts This broad session will consider the influence on a few different but critical impacts, from economics, to ecosystems, to agriculture. Discussion Leader: Daniel Schrag (Harvard University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am	Gernot Wagner (New York University, USA) "Solar Geoengineering Impacts on Mitigation and Beyond"
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am	Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:00 am	Jonathan Proctor (Harvard University, USA) "Empirical Estimates of the Agricultural Response to Changes in Atmospheric Opacity"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:45 am	Jessica Gurevitch (Stony Brook University, USA) "What Impacts Would SAI Have on Ecology: What We need to Know"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Developing World Impacts This session will highlight research focused on impacts in the developing world; these include many of the most climate-vulnerable regions. Discussion Leader: Michael Taylor (University of the West Indies, Jamaica)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm	Ines Camilloni (University of Buenos Aires, Argentina) "La Plata Basin Hydroclimate Response to Solar Radiation Modification with Stratospheric Aerosol Injection"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:00 pm	Izidine Pinto (University of Cape Town, South Africa) "Africa's Climate Response to Solar Radiation Management with Stratospheric Aerosol"
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm	Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Engineering and Design This session explores the "engineering" of Climate Engineering; systematic approaches for managing uncertainty, design options, and the methods for deployment Discussion Leader: Hugh Hunt (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am	Wake Smith (Yale University and Harvard University, USA) "Deployment Tactics and Costs for Stratospheric Aerosol Injection"
9:45 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:25 am	Coffee Break
10:25 am - 11:00 am	Ben Kravitz (Indiana University, USA) "Mission-Driven Geoengineering Research"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:45 am	Frank Keutsch (Harvard University, USA) "Stratospheric Geoengineering: Approaches of Reducing Risk when Interfering in a Complex System"
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	General Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Keynote Session: Transdisciplinary Research for Climate Engineering Discussion Leader: Holly Buck (University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:45 pm - 6:05 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
6:05 pm - 6:15 pm	Discussion
6:15 pm - 6:50 pm	David Keith (Harvard University, USA) "Goal-Directed Research on SRM to the Point Where Credible Decisions Could Be Taken About Deployment"
6:50 pm - 7:00 pm	Discussion
7:00 pm - 7:20 pm	General Discussion
7:20 pm - 7:30 pm	Closing Remarks
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Dinner
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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