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IGBP Symposium on Ecosystem Impacts of Geoengineering


Workshop Report (Draft 1/09/12: Executive Summary and Submitted Manuscript)

January 31, 2011, 8:30am-8:30pm
Scripps Forum, Scripps Institution of Oceanography


Geoengineering, techniques to counteract global warming by modifying the Earth system rather than removing the primary causative agents – the greenhouse gases, has been suggested as a means to counteract dangerous climate change. Many proposed geoengineering schemes may involve important and unexplored consequences to the ecosystems that populate our planet. These consequences result from intentional and unintentional changes to regional climates in ways that affect sensitive populations. However, to date there has been very little research carried out to evaluate the potential hazards of geoengineering schemes on these sensitive ecosystems. This workshop will bring together ecosystem researchers and geoengineering researchers for a special workshop on Ecosystem Impacts of Geoengineering. The objectives of this workshop are (1) to build connections between the ecosystem-research and geoengineering-research communities, (2) to evaluate scientific uncertainties that affect the potential impacts of geoengineering on ecosystems, (3) to expose ecosystem researchers to current geoengineering research, and (4) to generate feedback for geoengineering researchers on potential ecosystem hazards of geoengineering.


Agenda

8:00am Coffee and Pastries

8:30am Welcome (Lynn Russell)

8:45am Introduction to Geoengineering
Chair: Phil Rasch, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
           Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University; Presentation
           Ken Caldeira, Stanford University; Presentation
           Naomi Vaughan, University of East Anglia; Presentation

10:15am Coffee

10:45am Impacts of Geoengineering on Ocean Ecosystems
Chair: Margaret Leinen, Climate Response Fund
           John Shepherd, University of Southampton; Presentation
           Kathy Barbeau, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Presentation  Audio
           Peter Liss, University of East Anglia; Presentation  Audio

Discussion

12:30pm Lunch Break

1:30pm Impacts of Geoengineering on Land Ecosystems
Chair: Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory
           Rob Jackson, Duke University; Presentation
           Paulo Artaxo, University of Sao Paulo; Presentation
           Tony Janetos, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Presentation

Discussion

3:30pm Break

4:00pm Impacts of Geoengineering on Biodiversity
Chair: David Schimel, Neon Inc.
           Phil Ineson, University of York; Presentation  Audio
           Richard Norris, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Presentation  Audio

5:30pm Dinner Break

7:00pm Open Discussion on Geoengineering Impacts
Moderators: John Shepherd and Rob Jackson

8:30pm End


Directions

From I-5, take La Jolla Village Drive exit, west
Left on North Torrey Pines Road
Left on La Jolla Shores Drive
Right on El Paso Grande
8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, 92037

Street parking recommended.







For seat reservations or other questions, contact Anita Johnson: ajohnson@ucsd.edu or 534-0313