State commissioning of Solar Radiation Management geoengineering: Ethics, Policy & Environment

[Andrew Lockley]

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21550085.2020.1848176?journalCode=cepe21

State commissioning of Solar Radiation Management geoengineering

Andrew Lockley ORCID Icon

Received 13 May 2018, Accepted 16 Oct 2019, Accepted author version posted online: 22 Nov 2020

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Abstract

Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a proposed response to Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)[1][2]. Other papers consider private SRM provision[3], eg via Voluntary Carbon Offsets (VCO).[4] Limited VCO markets[5] would under-supply SRM, so state provision or mandating is possible. Public funding does not presume state execution; private subcontracting is feasible. Notwithstanding concerns about privatisation, we assume state commissioning of SRM - proposing and analysing plausible governance, by adapting extant proposals[6]. We consider two regulatory functions: legal/corporate; and scientific/technical. We briefly discuss mandatory, emissions-linked SRM funding[7] [8]. State contracting is deemed plausible, eg for historic emissions. For future emissions, mandatory polluter-pays SRM may be preferable.

Keywords: SRM, Solar Radiation Management, Procurement, Regulation, VCO, Voluntary Carbon Offset, Geoengineering

[SALTER Stephen]

Hi All

 

Is £195 for an electronic download a record?

 

Stephen

 

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Stephen

Can be even more expensive for authors.

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