☀️ Is studying climate interventions the same as deploying them?
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Matthias Honegger
Feb 7, 2025, 5:33:00 AM2/7/25
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Dear colleagues
Observing the discussion on climate interventions, especially solar radiation modification, for over a decade, I have often found a lack of distinction between research and deployment unhelpful for governance.
Indeed, advocacy for research or even the conduct of research on climate intervention technologies is often mistaken or portrayed as advocacy or a step toward deployment. This hinders research—including studies on technology risks—and weakens governance.
Some argue that research inevitably leads to deployment, which is a tenuous claim. Yet, lacking knowledge does not prevent deployment; only careful, well-informed governance may.
Our new brief outlines the different perspectives.
🔗 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/etjZRmCi
Kind regards, Matthias Honegger
Observing the discussion on climate interventions, especially solar radiation modification, for over a decade, I have often found a lack of distinction between research and deployment unhelpful for governance.
Indeed, advocacy for research or even the conduct of research on climate intervention technologies is often mistaken or portrayed as advocacy or a step toward deployment. This hinders research—including studies on technology risks—and weakens governance.
Some argue that research inevitably leads to deployment, which is a tenuous claim. Yet, lacking knowledge does not prevent deployment; only careful, well-informed governance may.
Our new brief outlines the different perspectives.
🔗 Read it here: https://lnkd.in/etjZRmCi
Kind regards, Matthias Honegger
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