Gernot Wagner

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Gernot Wagner is an economist and research associate at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and co-author of the book Climate Shock.

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Toward a More Reflective Planet
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Toward a More Reflective Planet

Jun 16, 2016 David Keith & Gernot Wagner advocate for more US-led research into albedo modification as a tool in battling climate change.

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Toward a More Reflective Planet
Jul 26, 2016

Indeed, one important aspect of this kind of research is that it must be in the public domain; i.e. no private patents.
Toward a More Reflective Planet
Jul 26, 2016

We need all-of-the-above. Yes, we need to cut CO2 -- to net zero. And that (likely) requires large-scale systemic change. The big step there is pricing carbon. Not the only step. http://www.nature.com/news/energy-policy-push-renewables-to-spur-carbon-pricing-1.18260

But it's also clear that solar geoengineering tackles aspects of the problem that cutting CO2 does not.
Toward a More Reflective Planet
Jul 24, 2016

We need all-of-the-above. Yes, we need to cut CO2 -- to net zero. And that (likely) requires large-scale systemic change. The big step there is pricing carbon. Not the only step. http://www.nature.com/news/energy-policy-push-renewables-to-spur-carbon-pricing-1.18260

But it's also clear that solar geoengineering tackles aspects of the problem that cutting CO2 does not.
Toward a More Reflective Planet
Jun 18, 2016

A definite yes to education and condoms -- i.e. reproductive choice -- but that doesn't mean we don't need more (clean) energy. See e.g. www.climateshock.org and also e.g. https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Powering-the-Fight-Against-Poverty
Toward a More Reflective Planet
Jun 16, 2016

Indeed. Everything depends on the counterfactual. If we could "stop the first experiment," sign me up. Sadly, it seems neither possible nor overall desirable.

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