2024
An Ethical Framework for Climate Intervention Research. October 26th #geoengineering #climate #research ethics A Legal Planet blogpost on the new AGU guidelines (which I helped draft).
Arctic futures: white shield or blue economy, Oct 9th #climate #politics #geoengineering A Legal Planet blogpost on the dangers of conceiving of the Arctic as a likely space for international collaboration on geoengineering.
Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance? Sept 23rd #climate #politics #tippingpoints #geoengineering A Legal Planet blogpost on the needs for innovative and radical governance interventions to avoid and prepare for climate tipping events.
Lawfare Daily Podcast, Sept 4th #climate #politics #geoengineering In conversation with Kevin Frazier on the Opportunity Costs of Geoengineering, and deconstructing recent NYT coverage of the topic.
Why Carbon Capture Needs a Reality Check, Aug 30th #climate #netzero #technology #carbonremoval Interviewed for one of Deutsche Welle's Planet A video explainers.
Is Activism a Part of Responsible Climate Scholarship? June 24th #climate #activism A Legal Planet blogpost summarizing a minifesta for academics wanting to support climate activism.
Using Technology to Address Climate Change: Exaggerated Expectations? March #climate #technology #geoengineering. Long-form interview in International Affairs Forum.
The global conversation about solar geoengineering just changed at the UN Environment Assembly. Here’s how. March 8th #climate #politics #geoengineering #justice A Legal Planet blogpost with Olaf Corry discussing the implications of the UNEA-6 disagreements on geoengineering.
Countries failed to agree first steps on solar geoengineering at the UN. What went wrong? March 7th #climate #politics #geoengineering A Legal Planet blogpost with Olaf Corry outlining the UNEA-6 international discussions on geoengineering.
2023
How much should we worry about climate tipping points? December 11th #climate #tippingpoints #geoengineering A Legal Planet blogpost on the 2023 Global Review of Tipping Points, and what the latest science means for geoengineering.
Is “carbon management” just another COP-out? December 6th #climate #netzero #technology #carbonremoval #climateobstruction A Legal Planet blogpost on the dangerous distorted narratives of carbon management deployed by fossil fuel producers.
Climate Change is Finally Heating Up Politics – But Not in a Good Way. Sept 1st #climate #politics #justice
A Legal Planet blogpost on the ways climate change is being politicized and securitized to suppress migration and protest
Comparing the Risks of Climate Change and Geoengineering. July 21st #climate #politics #geoengineering #justice #uncertainty A Legal Planet blogpost on the implications of the White House report on solar geoengineering research
Can We Reach Net Zero without Carbon Markets and Offsets?’ July 10th #climate #netzero #economics #carbonremoval A Legal Planet blogpost on ways that market imaginaries distract from the pursuit of net zero.
Can carbon capture prevent climate change April 13th #climate #netzero #technology #carbonremoval
A podcast interview for Energy Insights on carbon capture and storage, and carbon removal
Should There Be a ‘Non-Use’ Agreement on Solar Geoengineering? Feb 23rd #climate #geoengineering #governance A Legal Planet blogpost explaining why I signed the call for a non-use agreement, and its implications for geoengineering research
Must we wait for the end of the world to rediscover care and repair? Jan 26th #repair #movies #justice
A blogpost on the themes of care, repair and reconciliation found in disaster movies.
2022
Which Net Zero, December 22nd #climate #netzero
A blogpost on the ambiguities and challenges of achieving Net Zero, highlighting concerns raised in my new article in Ethics and International Affairs (co-authored with Chris Armstrong)
Calling Bullshit podcast: BP = Breaking Promises, April 12th #climate #netzero #denial
In which I guest alongside Jamie Renn of Fossil Free Media @jamieclimate and Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen @tysonslocum to discuss the credibility of BP's climate pledges with host Ty Montague
Snowpiercer: Could it really happen? The very real concerns with geoengineering explained, March 29th #geoengineering #movies Some brief quotes from me are featured.
No looking up, please: we're American, Jan 31st #climate #movies #denial #justice
In which I add to the multiplicity of reflections on the Netflix movie 'Don't Look Up'
2021
COP26 must urgently get specific on carbon removal in net-zero pathways. Climate Home News, Oct 4th 2021 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence #justice
Highlighting the hidden politics of carbon removal in the latest IPCC report
The Physical Attraction podcast discusses my work on technologies of prevarication and mitigation deterrence, Sept 21st 2021 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero
Does responsible climate leadership include research into solar geoengineering? (with Olaf Corry) Advanced Science News, April 12th 2021 #climate #solargeoengineering #governance
Summarizing arguments from our WIRES-CC article, and criticising the NAS' advocacy for solar geoengineering
2020
10 myths about net zero targets and carbon offsetting, busted. (with 39 others) Climate Home News Dec 11th 2020 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #offsetting
Securitizing climate change can lead to more surveillance and eco-fascism. Interview, The Real News Network, Dec 10th 2020 #climate #security #solargeoengineering #justice #politics
A brief history of climate targets and technological promises, Carbon Brief guest post, May 13th 2020 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence #energy #politics
Geoengineering won't unlock the politics of climate change, Olaf Corry, Duncan McLaren and Nikolaj Kornbech, Open Democracy April 20th 2020 #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence
Carbon Removal: The dangers of mitigation deterrence, C2G Guest post, March 17th 2020 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence
2019
Climate emergency: the democracy fork, Dougald Hine and Duncan McLaren, Open Democracy, Dec 11th 2019 #climate #security #solargeoengineering #politics
The problem with net-zero emissions targets, Carbon Brief guest post, Sept 30th 2019 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence
A Case for Separate Emissions Reduction and Negative Emissions, Interview, NORI podcast Sept 13th 2019 #climate #carbonremoval #netzero #mitigationdeterrence
When essential research might be a bad thing. The carbon removal research dilemma, with Nils Markusson, FCEA blog, July 16th 2019 #climate #carbonremoval #mitigationdeterrence
Exaggerating how much CO₂ can be absorbed by tree planting risks deterring crucial climate action, The Conversation, July 12th 2019 #climate #carbonremoval #mitigationdeterrence
How the pernicious promises of imaginary carbon removal harm essential climate action, AMDEG project blog, Lancaster, July 2019 #climate #carbonremoval #mitigationdeterrence
Deciding on geoengineering will be harder than doing it. Olaf Corry and Duncan McLaren. OneZero April 15th 2019 #climate #solargeoengineering #politics
2017
Sharing the Urban Commons. With Julian Agyeman, Geographical Magazine, Feb 2017 #cities #sharing
2016
Sharing strikes back: a new era of urban commoning. With Julian Agyeman, The World Financial Review, Sept/Oct 2016 #cities #sharing
Apps don’t make a city smart. With Julian Agyeman, Boston Globe Aug 14, 2016 #cities #justice #tech
Sharing without sharing: the strange case of Medellín. With Julian Agyeman, Shareable, Feb 2016 #cities #sharing
Sharing power: the crucial challenge for sharing cities. With Julian Agyeman, Shareable, Feb 2016 #cities #politics justice
Sharing and Sustainability: more than bums on bikes. With Julian Agyeman, I.Ambiente Cities, Feb 2016 #cities #justice #tech
How to build smart, sharing cities. With Julian Agyeman, Boston Globe Jan 15, 2016 #cities #justice #tech
2015
Why we shouldn’t be a hurry to redefine ‘geoengineering’ - Dec 2015 #geoengineering #climate
The Planet Remade, Reviewed - Dec 2015 #geoengineering #climate
Guns do kill people: reasons to worry about moral hazard in geoengineering - Feb 02, 2015 #geoengineering #mitigationdeterrence #justice
2014
Smart Cities’ should mean ‘Sharing Cities’ with Julian Agyeman, Time Ideas, Sept 29, 2014 #cities #sharing #justice
The strange case of Swiss attitudes to nuclear waste, and its implications for fracking - Sep 29, 2014 #climate #energy #justice
Methane, volcanoes, and the end of the world - Aug 19, 2014 #climate #solargeoengineering
Snowpiercer: The Anthropocene comes off the rails - Aug 08, 2014 #geoengineering #movies
Schrödinger’s SRM - Jul 29, 2014 #solargeoengineering #climate
2013
Geo-engineering is not just science fiction, but a potential threat to human development - Oct 22, 2013 #solargeoengineering #carbonremoval #climate #justice
2011
NETs a goal? - Sep 23, 2011 #climate #carbonremoval
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