ODEÓN workshop: co‐creation of research on climate intervention techniques through citizen engagement

IF 2.3 4区 地球科学 Q3 METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Weather Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI:10.1002/wea.4542
Juan A. Añel, Celia Pérez Souto, Mario Pansera, Laura de la Torre
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Abstract

Introduction

The ODEÓN Project (Limitations and hazards of sulphate aerosol injection: The case of Spain) has been funded by the Spanish Research Agency for the period 2023–2024. Scientists involved in the project organised a 1-day workshop on 10 November 2023, at the Campus of Ourense. The goal of the workshop was to highlight the different research areas related to climate intervention techniques to Spanish citizens and representatives of various organisations. ‘Climate intervention’ is the terminology used for what has been traditionally known as ‘geoengineering’. The Royal Meteorological Society defines ‘climate engineering/geoengineering’ as:

A broad set of methods and technologies that aim to deliberately alter the climate system in order to alleviate the impacts of climate change. Most, but not all, methods seek to either (1) reduce the amount of absorbed solar energy in the climate system (Solar Radiation Management) or (2) increase net carbon sinks from the atmosphere at a scale sufficiently large to alter climate (Carbon Dioxide Removal).

‘Climate intervention’ is now recommended as the preferred terminology because it clearly states the problem in question (climate) and that solutions are not always necessarily related to ‘engineering’. Also, it has been shown that non-scientists find this terminology easier to understand and hold less negative connotations with the phrase. This terminology was communicated to the attendees at the beginning of the workshop.

The main objective of the workshop was to use the feedback from citizens to develop a co-creation approach for the research project, in which the research goals are informed or modified according to citizens' concerns. The workshop attendees included representatives of the environmental departments of local city councils and NGOs, such as Friends of the Earth and Engineers without Borders; MSc and PhD students in Aerospace Engineering and Atmospheric Physics; the Environment Office Manager of the University of Vigo; and social media influencers in environmental protection. The Social Council of the University of Vigo supported the workshop with a monetary contribution.

The workshop began with Juan Añel and Laura de la Torre (principal investigators of the project) who presented a brief introduction on climate intervention techniques. This included showing different approaches for solar radiation management, carbon capture and chemical removal of methane, as well as key side effects. It also explained the physical and chemical fundamentals of such methods with basic, non-scientific language. They highlighted the current worldwide framework and state-of-the-art climate intervention research and governance, such as The Oxford Principles (https://www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/oxford-principles). Finally, they showed the participants some preliminary ODEÓN research results on the potential impacts of sulphate aerosol injection (SAI) on the solar photovoltaic energy resource over the Iberian Peninsula. SAI is a climate intervention technique where sulphate aerosols are injected into the Earth's stratosphere, resembling the impacts of major volcanic eruptions. The presence of these aerosols reduces the amount of solar irradiance that reaches the Earth's surface, therefore lowering the temperature of Earth at the surface.

ODEÓN 研讨会:通过公民参与共同创建气候干预技术研究
引言 ODEÓN 项目(硫酸盐气溶胶注入的限制和危害:西班牙案例)由西班牙研究机构资助,期限为 2023-2024 年。参与该项目的科学家于 2023 年 11 月 10 日在奥伦塞校园举办了为期一天的研讨会。研讨会的目的是向西班牙公民和不同组织的代表重点介绍与气候干预技术相关的不同研究领域。气候干预 "是传统上被称为 "地球工程 "的术语。英国皇家气象学会将 "气候工程/地球工程 "定义为旨在有意改变气候系统以减轻气候变化影响的一系列方法和技术。大多数(但不是全部)方法都寻求(1)减少气候系统吸收的太阳能(太阳辐射管理)或(2)增加大气中的净碳汇,其规模足以改变气候(二氧化碳清除)。"气候干预 "现在被推荐为首选术语,因为它清楚地说明了有关问题(气候),而且解决方案并不一定与 "工程 "有关。此外,有研究表明,非科学家认为这一术语更容易理解,对该短语的负面含义也更少。研讨会的主要目的是利用市民的反馈意见,为研究项目制定共同创造的方法,根据市民的关切来确定或修改研究目标。参加研讨会的人员包括当地市议会环境部门和非政府组织(如地球之友和无国界工程师组织)的代表、航空航天工程和大气物理专业的硕士生和博士生、维戈大学环境办公室经理以及在环境保护方面具有影响力的社交媒体人士。研讨会首先由胡安-阿内尔和劳拉-德拉托雷(该项目的主要研究人员)简要介绍气候干预技术。胡安-阿内尔和劳拉-德拉托雷(该项目的主要研究人员)首先简要介绍了气候干预技术,包括展示太阳辐射管理、碳捕获和化学去除甲烷的不同方法,以及主要的副作用。他们还用基本的非科学语言解释了这些方法的物理和化学基本原理。他们强调了当前世界范围内的框架和最先进的气候干预研究与治理,如牛津原则(https://www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/www.geoengineering.ox.ac.uk/oxford-principles)。最后,他们向与会者展示了 ODEÓN 关于硫酸盐气溶胶注入(SAI)对伊比利亚半岛太阳能光伏资源潜在影响的一些初步研究成果。硫酸盐气溶胶注入是一种气候干预技术,即向地球平流层注入硫酸盐气溶胶,类似于火山大爆发的影响。这些气溶胶的存在减少了到达地球表面的太阳辐照量,从而降低了地球表面的温度。
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期刊介绍: The aim of Weather is to act as a bridge between the interests of those having a professional and a general interest in the weather, as well as between meteorologists and others working in related sciences such as climatology, hydrology and geography. Articles and regular features are written for a wide range of readers, from professional meteorologists to amateur weather observers. While technical language and mathematical content are kept to a minimum, Weather also seeks to inform and to give readers an opportunity to update their subject knowledge. Weather is also the ''house journal'' of the Society and seeks to keep the reader up-to-date with Society news and includes meeting and conference reports, a Readers'' Forum series and occasional Viewpoint articles. Photographs of weather events are an important feature of the journal and the Weather Image feature provides an opportunity to analyse a satellite image or photograph. Weather Log is a summary of the weather of each month by means of meteorological data and weather maps.
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