Showing papers by "Paul J. Crutzen published in 2017"
University of Leicester1, British Geological Survey2, Scott Polar Research Institute3, University of Alberta4, Stanford University5, University of the Basque Country6, Max Planck Society7, University of Maryland, Baltimore County8, University of Birmingham9, Jan Kochanowski University10, Duke University11, ETH Zurich12, Brock University13, University of Rio Grande14, Paul Sabatier University15, Free University of Berlin16, Georgetown University17, University of York18, University of Nairobi19, Harvard University20, Australian National University21, University of Colorado Boulder22, Fridtjof Nansen Institute23, University of Vienna24
TL;DR: The Anthropocene Working Group on the Anthropocene (AWG for Anthropocene) has been critically analysing the case for formalization of this proposed but still informal geological time unit as discussed by the authors, and a preliminary summary of evidence and interim recommendations was presented by the Working Group at the 35th International Geological Congress in Cape Town, South Africa in August 2016, together with results of voting by members of the AWG indicating the current balance of opinion on major questions surrounding the anthropocene.
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TL;DR: The idea of increasing the reflectivity of the Earth as a measure to counteract global warming has been the subject of high-level discussions and preliminary research since several decades, though prior to the early 2000s there was only very limited research on the topic as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The topic of increasing the reflectivity of the Earth as a measure to counteract global warming has been the subject of high-level discussions and preliminary research since several decades, though prior to the early 2000s there was only very limited research on the topic. This changed in the mid-2000s, particularly following the publication of a special section of Climatic Change with a lead paper by Crutzen [2006], which posited the idea of stratospheric aerosol injections as a possible solution to a policy dilemma. The discussions around the publication of Crutzen [2006] demonstrated how contentious the topic was at that time. The special section of Climatic Change contributed to breaking the “taboo” on albedo modification research that was perceived at that time, and scientific publications on the topic have since proliferated, including the development of several large national and international projects, and the publication of several assessment reports over the last decade. Here we reflect on the background and main conclusions of the publications in 2006, the developments since then, and on some of the main developments over the next decade that we anticipate for research and dialogue in support of decision-making and policy development processes.
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