Beginning with the 2010 Workshop on Geoengineering, the University of Montana has organized and hosted several events related to climate engineering, listed here beginning with upcoming or most recent events:
Dr. Marion Hourdequin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Colorado College; Dr. Kyle Powys Whyte, Assistant Philosophy of Philosophy, Michigan State University; and Dr. Christopher Preston (Moderator), Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Montana.
February 25, 7:30 pm
123 Gallagher Business Building
Dr. Marion Hourdequin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Colorado College
February 25, 3:10 pm - 4:30 pm
The Pope Room, School of Law
UM's Philosophy Forum
Dr. Jane Long, Associate Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Dr. Nancy Tuana, Professor of Philosophy,
Penn State University
October 30, 12:00 pm - 1:10 pm
UC 330-331
Dr. Jason J. Blackstock, Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Cambridge University.
February 15, 7:30-9PM
123 Gallagher Business Building
Dr. Jason J. Blackstock, Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Cambridge University.
February 14, 12-1:00PM
A Mansfield Center’s Brown Bag Series Event
October 18-20
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
This three-day workshop brought together a number of leading scientists and scholars who shared their expertise on Solar Radiation Management technologies and helped us focus discussion on the particular ethical issues they raise.
Science and Public Trust I (9-9.50 a.m.)
Nancy Tuana: “Science for Policy: SRM and Coupled Epistemic-Ethical Issues”
Clark Miller: “Institutionalizing Public Trust and Credibility: Challenges for SRM?”
Wendy Parker: “Geoengineering, Scientific Responsibility, & Public Trust”
Bjornar Egede-Nissen: “Scientists as Advocates or Umpires?”
Justice (11-11.50 a.m.)
Kyle Powys Whyte: “Oh We’ve Seen This Before…” Indigenous Communities, Environmental Justice, and SRM
Petra Tschakert: "Whose hands are allowed at the thermostat? Voices from Africa"
Public Participation (1-2 p.m.)
Daniel Wildcat
Holly Buck: “What Can Geoengineering Do for Us? Public Participation and the New Media Landscape”
Stefan Schäfer: “Legitimacy and the International Regulation of Geoengineering with SRM”
Mike Anderson: “Geoengineering the Arctic: Defining the Governance”
Intellectual Property and Technical Design (3-4 p.m.)
Christopher Avery: “A Public Good? Geoengineering and Intellectual Property”
David Keith: “Just How Many Knobs, Bells and Whistles Do You Want On That There Climate Control Box?”
Explanation and Discussion of White Paper (4-5 p.m.)
“The Science of Solar Radiation Management” with David Keith, Alan Robock and Phil Rasch
Tuesday, October 19th
Social Science Research and SRM (8.40-9.30 a.m.)
Laurie Yung and Wylie Carr
Ethical Principles for Field Testing SRM (9.40-10.50 a.m.)
Roundtable: Jane Long, Jason Blackstock, David Keith, and Alan Robock
Precaution and Scientific Collaboration (11-11.50 a.m.)
Lauren Hartzell: “Precaution and SRM”
Ashley Mercer: “A Search for Model-2 Science”
Phil Rasch: "The Scientific Rationale for the Early Testing of Cloud Brightening Principles Relevant to Geoengineering"
Alan Robock: "Smoke and Mirrors: Is Geoengineering a Solution to Global Warming?"
Environmental Ethics (3-4 p.m.)
Nicole Hassoun: “Geoengineering the Climate: Democratic Authority or the Nature of Respect?”
Christopher Preston: “The Presumptive Argument from Environmental Ethics”
“The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management” with Nicole Hassoun, Nancy Tuana, Andrew Light and Petra Tschakert
Wednesday, October 20th
Philosophy, Technology, and SRM (9-9.50 a.m.)
Andrew Light
Albert Borgmann: "What Are the People Thinking? Knowledge and Responsibility"
Moral Hazards and Technological Fixes (10-10.50 a.m.)
Ben Hale: “Geoengineering and Moral Hazards”
Dane Scott: “SRM and the Hazards and Benefits of Technological Fixes”
Discussion of Next Steps (11-11.30 p.m.)
White Paper working session (1.15-3 p.m.)
