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Climate Geoengineering and the Role of Public Deliberation: A Comment on the us National Academy of Sciences’ Recommendations on Public Participation

In: Climate Law
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William C. G. Burns Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, School of International Service, American University, wburns@american.edu

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Jane A. Flegal Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, jflegal@berkeley.edu

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The feckless response of the world community to the mounting threat of climate change has led to a growing interest in climate geoengineering research. In early 2015, the us National Academy of Sciences released two major reports on the topic. While it is notable that both reports recommended some form of public participation to inform research, this article argues that the vagueness of these recommendations could mean that their implementation might not comport with optimal approaches for public deliberation. We outline some options for public deliberation on climate geoengineering and important design considerations.

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