Geoengineering techniques are being discussed as a mitigation policy to protect the climate and thus biodiversity. Governance reports have been drafted expressing concern about the large-scale use of geoengineering techniques and the precautionary principle, leading to inaction and a governance gap regarding such interventions against climate change.
Precaution leads to inaction on geoengineering and research
Geoengineering techniques are being discussed as a mitigation policy to protect the climate and thus biodiversity. Governance reports have been drafted expressing concern about the large-scale use of geoengineering techniques and the precautionary principle, leading to inaction and a governance gap regarding such interventions against climate change.
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- Climate & Atmosphere
- Changing the Climate System
- Inaction on Geoengineering
Precaution leads to inaction on geoengineering and research
In 2010, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Japan adopted a moratorium on the large-scale use of geoengineering to protect biodiversity. Critics argue that this moratorium has led to the delegitimisation of various incremental mitigation methods in the early stages of research. In turn, the continued inadequacy of mitigation poses a massive threat to biodiversity.
Tollefson, J. (2010). Geoengineering faces ban: moratorium on schemes to reduce global warming clashes with reports urging more research. Nature, 468(7320), 13-15.
Tollefson, J. (2010). Geoengineering faces ban: moratorium on schemes to reduce global warming clashes with reports urging more research. Nature, 468(7320), 13-15.
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