Public engagement on solar radiation management and why it needs to happen now
| Autor: | David W. Keith, Bronislaw Szerszynski, Ashley M. Mercer, Christopher J. Preston, Wylie Carr, Laurie Yung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Atmospheric Science
Global and Planetary Change business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Corporate governance Public relations Democracy State (polity) Solar radiation management Software deployment Political science Public engagement business Set (psychology) Inclusion (education) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Climatic Change. 121:567-577 |
| ISSN: | 1573-1480 0165-0009 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10584-013-0763-y |
| Popis: | There have been a number of calls for public engagement in geoengineering in recent years. However, there has been limited discussion of why the public should have a say or what the public can be expected to contribute to geoengineering discussions. We explore how public engagement can contribute to the research, development, and governance of one branch of geoengineering, solar radiation management (SRM), in three key ways: 1. by fulfilling ethical requirements for the inclusion of affected parties in democratic decision making processes; 2. by contributing to improved dialogue and trust between scientists and the public; and 3. by ensuring that decisions about SRM research and possible deployment are informed by a broad set of societal interests, values, and framings. Finally, we argue that, despite the nascent state of many SRM technologies, the time is right for the public to participate in engagement processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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