Ethical Aspects of Climate EngineeringThis study investigates the ethical aspects of deploying and researching into so-called climate engineering methods, i.e. large-scale technical interventions in the climate system with the objective of offsetting anthropogenic climate change. The moral reasons in favour of and against R & D into and deployment of CE methods are analysed by means of argument maps. These argument maps provide an overview of the CE controversy and help to structure the complex debate. |
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Alternative Justifications Alternatives to R&D appropriate than immediate Argument Cluster Argument Map Arguments from Justice assessment carried out immediately catastrophic CE technology Central R&D Justification Climate Engineering climate impacts climate sensitivity climate system CO2 concentration controversy core position COSTS UNDERESTIMATED Criticism of Technology Crutzen dangerous climate change Deployment Desirable Deployment Wrong Direct Justifications Efficiency and Feasibility Ethics of Risk following conditions future deployment future point Gardiner Geoengineering global Goodell greenhouse gas guments hasty deployment immediate R&D Jamieson Justifications of R&D Keith lesser-evil argument Lesser-evil Debate ment mitigation policies moral reasons moral-hazard negative side-effects negligible as compared objections ocean acidification ocean fertilization option ployment precautionary principle Priority of Mitigation proponents R&D into CE R&D obligation R&D prohibition R&D Side-effects ready for deployment reconstruction reject Robock side-effects of R&D T2 READINESS T9 CE Deployment Technology and Civilization technology ready thesis T2 tion worst possible consequences