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Geoengineering: Contemplating the Issues and the Need for Research
AGENDA
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Location:
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20001
6:00-6:30 PM Cocktails – Thornton Room AB
6:30-8:00 PM Dinner – Thornton Room AB
Moderator: Lydia Thomas, President and CEO (Ret.), Noblis; GUIRR Co-Chair
CONGRESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND GOVERNANCE PRIORITIES
The Honorable Bart Gordon, Member, U.S. House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Location:
The National Academies – The Keck Center
500 5th Street, Washington, DC 20001
7:30-8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
C.D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., President, University of Maryland at College Park, GUIRR Co-Chair
8:15-8:40 AM
WHAT IS GEOENGINEERING? A SURVEY OF THE PROPOSED OPTIONS
Ken Caldeira, Senior Scientist, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institute for Science
8:40-8:50 AM Discussion
8:50-9:15 AM
ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF LARGE-SCALE CLIMATE INTERVENTION
Alan Robock, Professor II, Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University
9:15-9:25 AM Discussion
9:25-9:50 AM
HACKING THE EARTH WITHOUT VOIDING THE WARRANTY: THE DILEMMA OF GEOENGINEERING
Jamais Cascio, Research Fellow, Institute for the Future
9:50-10:00 AM Discussion
10:00-10:20 AM Break
10:20-10:45 AM
GEOENGINEERING AND CLIMATE POLICY: RISK, KNOWLEDGE, AND INERTIA
Samuel Thernstrom, Senior Policy Advisor, Bipartisan Policy Center and Senior Climate Policy Advisor, Clean Air Task Force
10:45-10:55 AM Discussion
10:55-11:20 AM
COUPLING RESEARCH TO CLIMATE STRATEGY
Jane Long, Principal Associate Director at Large, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11:20-11:30 AM Discussion
11:30-11:55 AM
GOVERNANCE AND MULTI-AGENCY SCIENCE ISSUES
Frank Rusco, Director of Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
11:55 AM - Discussion
12:05 PM
12:05-1:20 PM Lunch
Introduction: Lydia Thomas, President and CEO (Ret.), Noblis; GUIRR Co-Chair
HOW COLLABORATION CAN IMPROVE RISK ASSESSMENT FOR COMPLEX OR CONTROVERSIAL PROBLEMS
Denise Caruso, Senior Research Scholar, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
1:20-1:40 PM Open Discussion: What might GUIRR do to encourage critical thinking and collaborative research efforts?
1:40-2:10 PM
OVERVIEW OF STAR METRICS PROJECT
Julia Lane, Program Director, Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP), National Science Foundation
2:10-2:50 PM Updates and Discussion on Current GUIRR Projects
Moderator: Lydia Thomas, President and CEO (Ret.), Noblis; GUIRR Co-Chair
2:50-3:00 PM Proposal of New Topics or Projects for GUIRR
3:00 PM Adjourn
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