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Engineering an Artful and Ethical Solution to the Problem of Global Warming

Engineering an Artful and Ethical Solution to the Problem of Global Warming. Shane J. Ralston, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton. The Problem of Global Warming. Vivid evidence Mechanics Government response Geoengineering. Proposed geoengineering projects. Solar shields

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Engineering an Artful and Ethical Solution to the Problem of Global Warming

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  1. Engineering an Artful and Ethical Solution to the Problem of Global Warming Shane J. Ralston, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University-Hazleton

  2. The Problem of Global Warming • Vivid evidence • Mechanics • Government response • Geoengineering

  3. Proposed geoengineering projects • Solar shields • Carbon sequestration • Ocean fertilization • Engineered weathering

  4. Proposed geoengineering projects • Stratospheric chemical injection • Launch reflective discs or particles into orbit • Planting forests • Painting rooftops white

  5. Collective Action Problems • Illustration: Kyoto Protocol • 4 types of group interactions/coordinations • Prisoner’s dilemma • Pure conflict • Simple coordination • Unequal coordination • Tragedy of the Commons

  6. Strategies to Address Global Warming • Q: How to convert collective action problems into simple and successful coordinations? • 3 standard strategies • Accommodation • Mitigation • Geoengineering • One more: contraction and convergence

  7. Man versus nature Control versus restraint Present generations versus future generations Global North versus global South Eco-centrism versus anthropocentrism Ethical Quandaries

  8. A Deweyan-Leopoldian Approach Dewey & Artful Inquiry • No quest for certainty • Experimentalism • Method of inquiry • Aesthetic and consummatory • Painstaking research • Instrumentalism • No tool is “off the table” • Geoengineering=one of many tools for addressing GCC Leopold & the Earth Ethic No strict boundary between environment-society Extend moral status to non-human environment Humans are care-takers, not exploiters Land ethic=eco-centric Earth ethics=anthropocentric Exercise restraint in undertaking geoengineering projects

  9. Climate change Manhattan Project? Geoengineering warrants further research Less risky and more feasible options should also be explored Change in perspective Conclusion

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