Geoengineering @Exeter

Date 01 May 2012
Time 09.00-14.00
Location Seminar Room 0.28, Streatham Court, Streatham Campus

This workshop led by Professor Jim Haywood gave an overview of the cross-disciplinary geoengineering research being carried out at Exeter, particularly through the G360 project funded by Bridging the Gaps. Participants discussed issues relating to geoengineering research and the contribution that Exeter can make to providing multidisciplinary solutions, with informal debate continuing over lunch.

Agenda

09.00 Arrival with coffee and tea

09.20 Welcome and introduction: who, what and why? Overview of geoengineering by solar radiation management - Professor Jim Haywood (Lead for G360 project; University of Exeter and Met Office)

09.50 Carbon dioxide removal geoengineering - Professor Tim Lenton (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter)

10.00 The Impact of solar radiation management on terrestrial ecosystem services - Professor Peter Cox (College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter)

10.30 Geoengineering using sea-salt aerosols - Dr Andy Jones (Met Office)

10.50 Break for coffee, tea & biscuits

11.20 Using experimental economics to understand geoengineering as a social dilemma - Dr Hywel Williams (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter)

11.40 Understanding public engagement with geoengineering: a social representations theory perspective - Professor Patrick Devine-Wright (College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter)

12.00 Cold comfort: lessons learned from SPICE - Dr Matt Watson (University of Bristol)

12.20 General Discussion 

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Finish

Documents

University of Exeter staff can download presentations from the workshop here. A film of the event will also be available shortly.

Jim Haywood's G360 slides 

Tim Lenton's G360 slides

Peter Cox's G360 slides

Andy Jones's G360 slides

Hywel Williams's G360 slides

Patrick Devine-Wright's G360 slides

Matt Watson's G360 slides

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