Online seminar : Workshop on Climate Intervention Governance

  • Date：
    Thu, Jan 16, 2025
  • Time：
    16:00-18:00 (JST)
  • Location：
    Zoom online webinar
  • Language：

    English (No translation)

  • Host：

    Technology Governance Policy Research Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo

  • Registration：

    Advance registration is required.
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Overview

This workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue on the governance of climate interventions. With climate intervention technologies such as carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and solar radiation modification (SRM) moving from theoretical discussion to practical consideration, the need for robust regulatory frameworks is more pressing than ever. The workshop will bring together scholars from various disciplines to explore governance challenges, ethical considerations, and policy pathways to examine the interplay of legal, social, and technological dimensions of climate interventions, drawing on recent academic and policy debates.

Program
  • Opening Remarks

    Masahiro (Masa) Sugiyama (The University of Tokyo)

  • Session 1
    Moderated by Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris)

    Alberto Alemanno: “Governance Dilemmas of Climate-Altering Technologies”
    Masa Sugiyama: “Some lessons from AGU ethical framework and Harvard SCoPEx advisory board”
    Manami Sasaoka (Yokohama National University): “Ongoing weather control project in Japan: its ethical, legal, and social implications”

  • Session 2
    Moderated by Shinichiro Asayama (National Institute for Environmental Studies)

    Kerryn Brent (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)): “ From informal to formal governance of solar radiation management”
    Aarti Gupta (Wageningen University): “Governing towards non-use of solar geoengineering: rationales and pathways”

  • Closing Remarks

    Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris)

Contact

Secretariat, Institute for Future Initiatives, UTokyo
Technology Governance Policy Research Unit
E-mail: ifi_tg[at]ifi.u-tokyo.ac.jp　(replace [at] with @)