Slippery slope arguments as precautionary arguments: a new way of understanding the concern about geoengineering research

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Andrew Lockley

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Nov 12, 2022, 3:54:25 PM11/12/22

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https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17340710325202815751&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5#d=gs_qabs&t=1668071956680&u=%23p%3DB4upbiqUpvAJ

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James Andow

Environmental Values

4th November, 2022

Abstract

It has been argued that geoengineering research shouldn’t be pursued because of a slippery slope from research to problematic deployment. The paper urges a new interpretation of these arguments as precautionary arguments. This interpretation helps us better appreciate the potential normative force of the worries and their potential policy relevance.