Geoengineering @Exeter
| Date | 01 May 2012 |
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| 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.
