A5083576219- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Animal Genetics and Reproduction
- Agricultural and Food Production Studies
- Latin American socio-political dynamics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Forest Management and Policy
- Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Latin American rural development
- Intellectual Property and Patents
American University
2023-2024
University of British Columbia
2021-2023
University of Oxford
2013-2023
Carbon180
2023
In the face of mounting global climatic pressures, negative emission technologies (NETs) for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) are increasingly proposed as necessary meeting climate targets. While initial work has identified potential terrestrial NETs, a diverse set marine/ocean-based NETs gaining new and particular attention. Emerging studies on feasibility marine urgently needed, especially to explore logics that public groups use judge different approaches, ensure design governance these align...
<strong class="journal-contentHeaderColor">Abstract.</strong> Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) seeks to increase the of seawater for carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Following numerous propositions trial, test, or upscale OAE CDR, multiple social considerations have begun be identified. To ensure that research is responsible (is attentive societal priorities) and successful (does not prematurely engender widespread rejection), it will critical understand how might perceived as risky...
There are many potential approaches to marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR), of which ocean iron fertilization (OIF) has the longest history study. However, OIF studies date were not primarily designed quantify durability (C) storage, nor how wise might be as an mCDR approach. To C sequestration, we introduce a metric called “centennial tonne,” defined 1,000 kg isolated from atmospheric contact for on average at least 100 years. We present activities needed assess scientific and...
There is growing acknowledgement of the need to remove and durably store carbon dioxide. Even with dramatic emissions reductions, achieving net zero will require creation new infrastructures, institutions, processes for removal on scale major existing industries. Removal technologies are in development but their material configurations functioning socio-technical systems as yet undetermined. As private public investments flow into research, development, deployment, foundations an emerging...
A host of technologies is rapidly entering agriculture. These new technologies—particularly gene editing—represent multifaceted shifts beyond “genetic modification” (GM), and are outpacing both public understanding the capacity regulatory regimes. This paper employs case organic sectors in Canada United States, strongholds GM resistance, to examine conversations about gene-editing unfolding within community, elucidate their implications for sector. We employ concept “boundary work”...
The dexterity and affordability of gene-editing technologies promise wide-ranging applications in agriculture. Aiming to take advantage this, proponents emphasize benefits such as the climate-mitigating promises gene editing. Critics, on other hand, argue that editing will perpetuate industrialized forms agriculture its concomitant environmental social problems. Across a representative sample US Canadian residents (n = 1478), we investigate public views perceptions agricultural We advance...
Abstract Novel management interventions intended to mitigate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity are increasingly being considered by scientists and practitioners. However, resistance more transformative remains common across both specialist lay communities is generally assumed be strongly entrenched. We used a decision‐pathways survey public in Canada United States ( n = 1490) test two propositions relating climate‐motivated for conservation: most groups uncomfortable with...
Abstract. In the wake of numerous propositions to trial, test or up-scale ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) for carbon dioxide removal (CDR), multiple social considerations have begun be identified. To ensure that OAE research is responsible (is attentive societal priorities) and successful (does not prematurely engender widespread rejection), it will critical understand how might perceived as risky controversial, under what conditions regarded by relevant groups most worthy exploration....
Gene editing (GE) technologies are rapidly gaining traction as an alternative to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. While proponents claim the critical need for GE address climate change and food security assert its similarity conventional breeding, critics argue that these bring similar concerns GMOs, such supporting industrial agriculture enhancing corporate control ownership. But how do public groups make sense of technologies? incorporating is key responsible ethical...
Abstract Researchers are making use of new gene-editing techniques in medicine, bioenergy, industrial biotechnology, and beyond, the field crop breeding is no exception. These techniques, which differ from genetic modification spell difficult questions for regulatory oversight: will current rules-of-play apply, or do necessitate fundamental shifts regulations? Thus far, little explicit attention has focused on yet elusive technical specifics currently trigger regulation gene-edited crops,...
Oceanic crustal basalt rock has been identified to be the most abundant CO2 sequestration reservoir on earth with a total capacity of up 250,000 Gt and added advantage mineralizing into carbonate in safest durable way. Experiments pilot projects have established geologic carbon storage land (e.g. Carbfix Iceland) but not carried out offshore are therefore required demonstrate prove this form offshore. We presenting ongoing Solid Carbon project, which is currently feasibility stage...
When driving through the northern Cauca, a state in southwestern Colombia, it is difficult to see anything beyond fields of green that extend far into distance, which finally dissolve Cordillera Occidental and Central mountain ranges border Cauca River valley. This sea green, often known as monstruo verde (green monster), composed vast expanses sugarcane, crop ingenios (sugarcane processors) own harvest for national biofuel production. Sometimes, you drive quickly along gravel sideroads,...