The Oxford Principles

Scientific momentum is increasing behind efforts to develop geoengineering options, but it is widely acknowledged that the challenges of geoengineering are as much political and social as they are technical. Legislators are looking for guidance on the governance of geoengineering research and possib...

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Published inClimatic change Vol. 121; no. 3; pp. 499 - 512
Main Authors Rayner, Steve, Heyward, Clare, Kruger, Tim, Pidgeon, Nick, Redgwell, Catherine, Savulescu, Julian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aerosols
Architecture
Atmospheric Sciences
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide removal
Climate change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Emissions
Environmental policy
Formulations
Geoengineering
Greenhouse effect
Political activism
R&D
Research & development
Science
Society
Values
Review Body
Select Committee
Outdoor Experiment
Governance Regime
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Summary:Scientific momentum is increasing behind efforts to develop geoengineering options, but it is widely acknowledged that the challenges of geoengineering are as much political and social as they are technical. Legislators are looking for guidance on the governance of geoengineering research and possible deployment. The Oxford Principles are five high-level principles for geoengineering governance. This article explains their intended function and the core societal values which they attempt to capture. Finally, it proposes a framework for their implementation in a flexible governance architecture through the formulation of technology-specific research protocols.
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ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1007/s10584-012-0675-2