Waterloo Climate Institute
Tools for overshoot: A discussion of technology-based climate interventions
Room: 1004
Stephanie Rose Cortinovis, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (panelist)
Hope Elizabeth Tracey, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (panelist)
Kasra Motlaghzadeh, PhD in Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering (panelist)
Burgess Langshaw Power, PhD in Global Governance, BSIA (moderator)
Description: What happens when countries fail to meet their climate targets to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? This interactive panel will tackle the potential necessity of climate interventions – a group of technologies which could be used to address the ‘overshoot’ of temperature targets, atmospheric CO2 levels, and other effects of climate change. It is intended to provide a high-level overview of the risks, co-benefits, and necessity of technology-based carbon dioxide removals (CDR) and other climate interventions as part of the climate mitigation toolkit.
When All Else Fails: Governing Solar Geoengineering
Burgess Langshaw Power, PhD Candidate in Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Description: As we continue failing to meet our climate targets, we increase changes of extreme responses. One such possible response is the deployment of ‘solar geoengineering’ – a technology to artificially cool the planet. While this might seem tempting, it will unquestionably bring a wide array of social, economic, and environmental impacts – without actually addressing climate change. This talk will explore how it might be possible to govern this new technology which could reshape the planet.