 Management at the University of California at Berkeley, and FCEA scholar in residence chatted by phone with Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy and Chief Climate Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
The conversation mostly centered around the proper role for and forms of public engagement around proposed solar climate engineering experiments.
You can also check out an earlier great conversation between Jane and Dan Sarewitz, Co-Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes Professor of Science and Society, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, here.
Recently, FCEA’s Michael Thompson spoke with Tracy Hester, University of Houston Law Center.
The conversation covers some fascinating ground. Tracy discusses negative emissions technologies, and direct air capture technologies in specific, including what role they might play in climate policy, and how we should think about governing these efforts.
Tracy also talks about the idea of regional climate engineering, how this might present a different governance puzzle than a potential global deployment, and why this deserves attention sooner rather than later.
Later in the conversation, Tracy advises the legal community “focus on what’s on the table, rather than what’s on the horizon” for climate engineering.
Finally, we hear a bit about a forthcoming edited volume by Tracy and Michael B. Gerrard titled Climate Engineering and the Law: Regulation and Liability for Solar Radiation Management and Carbon Dioxide Removal, from Cambridge University Press.
Unfortunately, the sound quality is not great, but the conversation is. Happy listening!
-Here is a helpful FCEA Working Paper “Putting Costs of Direct Air Capture in Context,” written by Yuki Ishimoto, Institute of Applied Energy, Japan, and colleagues.
-In the conversation, you’ll hear reference to Klaus Lackner’s work at The Center for Negative Emissions, at Arizona State University.
-An available chapter of “Climate Engineering and the Law,” called Research Governance, is an excellent read and can be found here.
In a brief phone chat recorded by the Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment as part of a new series, Dr. Daniel Sarewitz, Co-Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, Arizona State University, chats with Jane Flegal, Graduate Student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley.
They discuss the justification for public engagement on emerging technologies, the differences between public/science education as opposed to public deliberation, international accountability when it comes to climate engineering research, and legitimizing science through public engagement.
Dr. Daniel Sarewitz is Co-Director, Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes & Professor of Science and Society at School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. His work focuses on revealing the connections between science policy decisions, scientific research and social outcomes. How does the distribution of the social benefits of science relate to the way that we organize scientific inquiry? What accounts for the highly uneven advance of know-how related to solving human problems? How do the interactions between scientific uncertainty and human values influence decision making? How does technological innovation influence politics? And how can improved insight into such questions contribute to improved real-world practice?
Jane Flegal is a PhD student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management in the College of Natural Resources at the University of California at Berkeley, with a designated emphasis in Science and Technology Studies (STS). Her research examines contemporary dilemmas in energy and climate policy through the analytic lenses of STS, political science, and public policy. She studies the politics of science and expertise in the governance of unconventional natural gas development and climate engineering, and am particularly interested in understanding the co-production of regulatory science and new forms of environmental governance in uncertain and controversial contexts.
In a conversation recorded on January 15, 2014, author and public intellectual Clive Hamilton speaks with Simon Nicholson, of FCEA. Hamilton explains why he believes the idea of climate geoengineering cannot be ignored, and what forces he sees pushing the world towards eventual deployment of such technologies.
While in his writing he argues that potential solar radiation management schemes like stratospheric sulphate aerosol injection may be too problematic to consider, he says “in my own heart, I do have doubts.” There may come a moment when the situation becomes “so dire that doing climate geoengineering of this sort is better than the alternative – doing nothing,” he says.
In the podcast, you’ll hear Dr. Hamilton refer to the Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI). You can read about the SRMGI in a blog post written for FCEA by members Andy Parker and Alex Hanafi.
You’ll also hear reference to two of Hamilton’s books- Requiem for a Species: Why We Resist the Truth About Climate Change (Routledge, 2010), and Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering (Yale University Press, 2013).Continuing sadness among junior members of the family at the collapse of the much-loved Magic Mic karaoke machine which Mark brought back from Thailand at Christmas. It’s clearly going to be replaced by either Mark or Simon – both of whom will be passing through Thailand shortly. Good news for the Blogstead OT’s – and, indeed, for the Diocesan Clergy Conference – because we have discovered that there is a christian add-on which would give us access to all-time greats like ‘Wide, wide is the ocean ….’
But does it do the actions to go with the words? A Karaoke machine that taught everyone how to do choruses properly would be great for beach missions 😉
No it doesn’t. You need the semaphore chip to do that.You would need a marshal for every race, and that would only happen in a league race where the drivers are usually vetted first. Marshals could just be trolls and slow everyone. The best solution right now would be a safety rating system like iRacing, sure its not perfect but it makes clean public racing possible. IMO you should have to have a certain amount of time in the car/track combo with a qualifying time cut off to get rid of people who cant race, it would get rid of the jump in and spin controller users BUT that will never happen for business reasons. You would have to have tiers of licenses with less demanding entry qualifications so the bad drivers could still play the game they bought but that requires the player base to be large which ATM its not in public servers. Basically iRacing, the protest system alone is enough to warrant my subscription. Assetto Corsa will be a great league/hotlap game unless some systems are put into place, which they wont be and thats ok because its not a service its a pay once for everything game well except DLC.Suffering from anxiety can make it difficult to manage daily life. Fortunately, there are ways to address your anxiety symptoms and doing so can make a major difference. It’s worth exploring a few options to see what works best for you.
If you’re feeling anxious, then one thing you can try is taking a step back from everything and giving yourself a break. Life is stressful on its own, but paired with anxiety it can be even more difficult. Every once in a while, take some time to do an activity that allows you to step away from everything for a while. You could try yoga or painting. You can go for a walk or watch a comforting movie. Giving yourself a break from everything gives your mind a chance to relax and focus on something that doesn’t cause any worry.
Another way to relieve the stress of anxiety is keeping yourself busy in your community. Give yourself something to do by volunteering or participating in clubs or sports teams. When you participate more in your community, you open yourself up to a larger support system. You have more people you can rely on when you need help and you can feel more fulfilled in your life. When you’re involved, you also have something to occupy your time and it can also give you something to look forward to.
One of the biggest struggles that comes with anxiety is feeling out of control. You don’t know what will happen in the future and often this can lead to you feeling paralyzed. In these moments, it’s helpful to instead focus on the things that you can control. You need to accept that not all things are within your control and when you let go of these things, you can feel more at peace. For example, say you have a meeting you need to attend that is stressing you out. You can’t control what will happen in that meeting. However, you can control when you get to the meeting, what you will wear to the meeting, how you prepare for it, and so on. If you feel anxious or worried about something, acknowledge what is and isn’t in your control and act accordingly.
Anxiety can be a major inhibitor in your life, but it doesn’t need to stop you in your tracks. Begin trying different methods for managing your anxiety to see what works well for you. Everyone will benefit from different methods.
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Destroy an enemy by deflecting a projectile at it.
You're nothing short of my everything.
Once a decade the moon shines Red. Play through 20 levels, 2 bosses &amp; collect 13 medals!
Dive into a weather diagram and lay waste to a city by wielding your power over hail.
Journey across 5 worlds, do battle with 5 bosses and reclaim your usurped throne.Edmonds had quite Great to charge relativity and cosmology of