Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
The Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (or C2G2) is dedicated to establishing national and international governance for geoengineering technologies. It is a project of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Its Executive Director Janos Pasztor is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council and a former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, and former Senior Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Climate Change.:[1]
Launched in early 2017[2], its objective includes the governance of both carbon dioxide removal technologies, and of solar geoengineering. C2G2 has stated that it is not itself for or against the research, testing or potential use of climate geoengineering technologies, but that if society chooses to go ahead, they must be governed[3]. To that end, C2G2 aims to help a broader cross-section of society take part in decisions about geoengineering, by encouraging an informed discussion of the risks and potential benefits of geoengineering technologies. "It's too important to leave to scientists alone," Cynthia Scharf, senior strategy director told Canadian broadcaster CBC[4][5]. "There are huge implications for almost any endeavour in society by using geoengineering." C2G2 also argues that reducing greenhouse gas emissions must remain policy makers' first priority[6].
C2G2's has been consulted on governance issues by leading geoengineering researchers[7], and the journalist author Oliver Morton has described its creation as a "big... development in this small, important field[8]".
Priorities[edit]
C2G2 has three priorities[9]
- Governance of Research: To encourage the development of governance for research on climate geoengineering that is balanced between enabling and regulatory aspects.
- Putting Solar Geoengineering Deployment on Hold[10]: To ensure that deployment of solar geoengineering is put on hold until (i) the risks and potential benefits are better known, and (ii) the governance frameworks necessary for deployment are agreed.[11][12][13]
- Governance of Carbon Removal: To encourage policy discussions and agreements about atmospheric carbon removal at national as well as global levels.
Advisory Group[edit]
C2G2 receives input and guidance from an Advisory Group of senior experts and thought leaders spanning a range of views on geoengineering.
Members include:
- Ms. Elenita (Neth) Daño, Asia Director, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC Group), Philippines;
- Ms. Maria Ivanova, Associate Professor of Global Governance and Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA;
- Mr. Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations and Ambassador for Climate Change, Republic of Seychelles;
- Mr. David Keith, Professor of Applied Physics and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University, USA;
- Ms. Thelma Krug, Senior Researcher at National Institute for Space Research, Brazil;
- Ms. Alessandra Orofino, Executive Director and Co-founder of Meu Rio, Brazil;
- Mr. Pan Jiahua, Director-General of the Institute for Urban & Environmental Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;
- Mr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global Lead, Climate and Energy, WWF International and former Minister of State for Environment in Peru;
- Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament, Former Minister for the Environment, Republic of India;
- Mr. Steve Rayner, James Martin Professor of Science & Civilization, University of Oxford, UK;
- Mr. Youba Sokona, Special Advisor for Sustainable Development, South Centre, Mali.
Partners[edit]
C2G2 works with a number of partners to achieve its goals. These include the The Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
Funding[edit]
C2G2 is initially funded by the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, a foundation set up by Villum Kann Rasmussen in 1991 to provide support for environmental projects.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Secretary-General Appoints Janos Pasztor of Hungary Senior Adviser to Secretary-General on Climate Change | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
- ↑ "Carnegie Council Announces Launch of Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2) | Anouncement on the website of the Carnegie Council on ethics in foreign relations". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- ↑ "The Need for Governance of Climate Geoengineering - Ethics & International Affairs". Ethics & International Affairs. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "MSM: Geoengineering aims to slow global warming by manipulating climate, but risks are unknown". The Event Chronicle. 2017-10-18. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Geoengineering aims to slow global warming by manipulating climate, but risks are unknown". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "As U.S. Congress debates geoengineering, cutting emissions must come first". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ Keith, David W.; Wagner, Gernot (2017-03-29). "Fear of solar geoengineering is healthy – but don't distort our research". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ Morton, Oliver. "Cutting Loose the Climate Future from the Carbon Past". Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "C2G2 Priorities - C2G2". C2G2. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ Fialka,ClimateWire, John. "Could a Rogue Nation Alter Clouds to Combat Warming?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ Kahn, Brian. "Could a Rogue State Use Geoengineering to Mess With Hurricanes?". Earther. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Geo-engineering can stop global warming, at least in theory - Boulder Weekly". Boulder Weekly. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Unregulated solar geoengineering could spark droughts and hurricanes, study warns | Carbon Brief". Carbon Brief. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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