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Project Title:
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America's Climate Choices
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BASC-U-08-04-A
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Major Unit:
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Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate
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RSO:
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Kraucunas, Ian
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Subject/Focus Area:
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Environment and Environmental Studies; Policy for Science and Technology
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Geo-engineering workshop
June 15, 2009 - June 16, 2009
Washington DC
Washington Court Hotel
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Amanda Purcell
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| Email:
apurcell@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1504
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Fax:
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Agenda:
Monday, June 15
8:30 Welcome
8:45 Meeting Overview – Day 1: “Getting the Issues on the Table” - Pam Matson, Stanford Univ.
9:00 Survey of Geoengineering Options (including estimates of effectiveness, risk, and cost) - Ken Caldeira, Carnegie Institution
9:40 Engineering: Important questions, state of knowledge, and major uncertainties related to selected geoengineering options - David Keith, Univ. of Calgary
10:20 Break
10:50 Physical Science: Important questions, state of knowledge, and major uncertainties related to selected geoengineering options - Dan Schrag, Harvard Univ.
11:30 Terrestrial Ecosystems, Complexity, and Geoengineering - Tony Janetos, Univ. of Maryland
12:00 Informal Discussions over Lunch
12:45 From Research to Field Testing and Deployment: Ethical Issues Raised By Geoengineering Panel Discussion Moderated by Martin Bunzl, Rutgers Univ.
Panelists: Stephen Gardiner, Univ. of Washington; Dale Jamieson, NYU; and William Travis, Univ. of Colorado
14:00 Governance and Geoengineering: Who Decides and How Panel Discussion Moderated by Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Panelists: John Steinbruner, Univ. of Maryland (inv.) Jason Blackstock, IIASA; Jay Apt, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
15:00 Assignments/Instructions to breakout groups and 20 min Break
15:30 Breakout session 1. Breakouts will consider critical questions about a geo-engineering research agenda. Detailed instructions will be provided at the meeting.
17:30 Reconvene in plenary: Emerging issues and questions to be addressed tomorrow
17:45 Adjourn for the day
Tuesday, June 16
8:30 Summary of Day 1 / Plan for Day 2 “The way forward” - Pam Matson, Stanford Univ.
8:45 Report back from breakout groups (5-10 minutes each)
9:45 Reactions / Perspectives on Geoengineering - Rob Socolow, Princeton Univ., moderator
• Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton Univ.
• Alan Robock, Rutgers Univ.
• Brian Toon, Univ. of Colorado
• Tom Schelling, Univ. of Maryland
10:45 Instructions for Breakout Session 2 and 15 min Break
11:15 Breakout session 2. Return to discussion groups; each group addresses a new set of questions, informed by the feedback from the first set of breakouts and morning discussion. Detailed instructions will be provided at the meeting.
12:15 Working Buffet Lunch – Breakout groups continue discussions
13:30 Report back from breakout groups (5-10 minutes each)
14:30 Open discussion
15:15 Conclusions and next steps
15:30 Workshop Adjourns
(Note: ACC committee and panel members will continue to meet in closed session from 15:30 – 17:30)
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Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting
The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Jim Buizer
Kathy Jacobs
William Chameides
Rob Socolow
Tony Leiserowitz
V. Ramaswamy
Doug Arent
Bob Fri
Mack McFarland
George Eads
Robert Keohane
Genevieve Giuliano
Bruce McCarl
Marilyn Brown
David Whelan
Susi Moser
Tom Dietz
Billie Turner
Ken Caldeira
Pam Matson
Tony Busalacchi
A. R. Ravishankara
Ray Schmitt
Waleed Abdalati
Steve Gaines
John Weyant
Maria Carmen Lemos
Richard Moss
Edward Parson
The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Members of the committee discussed how workshop discussions on geoengineering would fit into the America's Climate Choices suite of activities.
The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
none
Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:
June 22, 2009
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