Climate Change Geoengineering: Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139161824

The international community is not taking the action necessary to avert dangerous increases in greenhouse gases. Facing a potentially bleak future, the question that confronts humanity is whether the best of bad alternatives may be to counter global warming through human-engineered climate interventions. In this book, eleven prominent authorities on climate change consider the legal, policy and philosophical issues presented by geoengineering. The book asks: when, if ever, are decisions to embark on potentially risky climate modification projects justified? If such decisions can be justified, in a world without a central governing authority, who should authorize such projects and by what moral and legal right? If states or private actors undertake geoengineering ventures absent the blessing of the international community, what recourse do the rest of us have?

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Climate Change Geoengineering - Half title page
pp i-ii
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Climate Change Geoengineering - Title page
pp iii-iii
Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks
- By Wil C. G. Burns, Andrew L. Strauss
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
pp vii-viii
- By Randall S. Abate, Wil C. G. Burns, Gareth Davies, Stephen M. Gardiner, Kerstin Güssow, Clive Hamilton, Tracy Hester, Joshua B. Horton, Robert E. Kopp, Lee Lane, Albert C. Lin, Jay Michaelson, David R. Morrow, Michael Oppenheimer, Andreas Oschlies, Alexander Proelss, Katrin Rehdanz, Wilfried Rickels, Andrew L. Strauss
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Introduction - The Emerging Salience of Geoengineering
pp 1-8
- By Wil C. G. Burns, Andrew L. Strauss
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Part I - Ethics and Philosophy
pp 9-78
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1 - Geoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia
pp 11-38
What Is the Question?
- By Stephen M. Gardiner
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2 - The Ethical Foundations of Climate Engineering
pp 39-58
- By Clive Hamilton
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3 - The Psychological Costs of Geoengineering
pp 59-78
Why It May Be Hard to Accept Even If It Works
- By Gareth Davies
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Part II - Law and Governance
pp 79-314
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4 - Geoengineering and Climate Management
pp 81-114
From Marginality to Inevitability
- By Jay Michaelson
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5 - Climate Engineering and the Anthropocene Era
pp 115-145
- By Lee Lane
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6 - Political Legitimacy in Decisions about Experiments in Solar Radiation Management
pp 146-167
- By David R. Morrow, Robert E. Kopp, Michael Oppenheimer
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7 - Geoengineering and the Myth of Unilateralism
pp 168-181
Pressures and Prospects for International Cooperation
- By Joshua B. Horton
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8 - International Legal Regimes and Principles Relevant to Geoengineering
pp 182-199
- By Albert C. Lin
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9 - Climate Geoengineering
pp 200-220
Solar Radiation Management and Its Implications for Intergenerational Equity
- By Wil C. G. Burns
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10 - Ocean Iron Fertilization
pp 221-241
Science, Law, and Uncertainty
- By Randall S. Abate
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11 - Ocean Iron Fertilization
pp 242-262
Time to Lift the Research Taboo
- By Kerstin Güssow, Andreas Oschlies, Alexander Proelss, Katrin Rehdanz, Wilfried Rickels
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12 - Remaking the World to Save It
pp 263-314
Applying U.S. Environmental Laws to Climate Engineering Projects
- By Tracy Hester
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Index
pp 315-319
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Contents

Climate Change Geoengineering - Half title page
pp i-ii

Climate Change Geoengineering - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Introduction - The Emerging Salience of Geoengineering
pp 1-8

Part I - Ethics and Philosophy
pp 9-78

1 - Geoengineering and Moral Schizophrenia
pp 11-38

2 - The Ethical Foundations of Climate Engineering
pp 39-58

3 - The Psychological Costs of Geoengineering
pp 59-78

Part II - Law and Governance
pp 79-314

4 - Geoengineering and Climate Management
pp 81-114

5 - Climate Engineering and the Anthropocene Era
pp 115-145

6 - Political Legitimacy in Decisions about Experiments in Solar Radiation Management
pp 146-167

7 - Geoengineering and the Myth of Unilateralism
pp 168-181

8 - International Legal Regimes and Principles Relevant to Geoengineering
pp 182-199

9 - Climate Geoengineering
pp 200-220

10 - Ocean Iron Fertilization
pp 221-241

11 - Ocean Iron Fertilization
pp 242-262

12 - Remaking the World to Save It
pp 263-314

Index
pp 315-319

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