Challenging Climate

47. Shuchi Talati on ethics and governance of solar geoengineering

April 30, 2024 Jesse Reynolds and Pete Irvine
47. Shuchi Talati on ethics and governance of solar geoengineering
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Challenging Climate
47. Shuchi Talati on ethics and governance of solar geoengineering
Apr 30, 2024
Jesse Reynolds and Pete Irvine

Today’s guest is Dr. Shuchi Talati, a climate technology and governance expert and the founder of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering. In this episode, we discuss ethics and governance of solar geoengineering, the formal cancellation of Harvard’s SCoPEx experiment, and the UN Environment Assembly deliberations on Solar Radiation Modification.

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Today’s guest is Dr. Shuchi Talati, a climate technology and governance expert and the founder of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering. In this episode, we discuss ethics and governance of solar geoengineering, the formal cancellation of Harvard’s SCoPEx experiment, and the UN Environment Assembly deliberations on Solar Radiation Modification.

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Intro and background
What is DSG?
What prompted you to focus on solar geoengineering?
The global south in the debate of solar geoengineering
What does capacity building look like?
Censorship of the solar geoengineering debate?
Looking ahead, what does DSG hope to accomplish?
UNEA-6 Agenda on SRM
What were the disagreements raised at UNEA?
Criticisms to SRM talk at UNEA
What's the role of NGOs at UNEA?
Formal cancellation of Harvard's SCoPEx
Why did it get cancelled?
How should we approach governance and public engagement for controversial experiments?
How do you know when there is enough public engagement?
What should the climate community be talking about more?