Plan A+: How stratospheric aerosol geoengineering could play a role in climate policy
In this talk, Dr. Peter Irvine (UCL, Earth sciences) will introduce the idea of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SA) geoengineering, a proposal that aims to mimic the cooling effect of major volcanic eruptions, and he will explain the role it could play in climate policy. His talk will address the feasibility, side-effects and potential of SAI as a means of reducing the risks of climate change, and the broader concerns around this idea. He will also explain that while there’s a risk that it could undermine the motivation to tackle anthropogenic emissions of CO2, there are reasons to believe it might actually make it easier to address our impact on the carbon cycle.
Date: 11 November 2022, 12:00 (Friday, 5th week, Michaelmas 2022)
Venue: Department of Earth Sciences, South Parks Road OX1 3AN
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Dr Peter Irvine (UCL)
Organising department: Department of Earth Sciences
Part of: Earth Sciences departmental seminars
Booking required?: Not required
Booking url: https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/events/week-5-research-seminar/
Audience: Public
Editor: Maria Petrunova