Reviewer 2 does geoengineering

What gives biochar its stability? How dependable is its carbon sequestration in soil? How can we optimise its source materials and manufacturing process, to store the maximum amount of carbon? Nikolas Hagemann explains his paper "Permanence of soil applied biochar." https://www.biochar-journal.org/en/ct/109-Permanence-of-soil-applied-biochar

Cafer Yavuz explains his revolutionary process for locking CO2 up into an inexpensive solid salt matrix, which allows it to be stored and transported as easily as sand. Paper: "Synthesis of stable single-crystalline carbon dioxide clathrate powder by pressure swing crystallization" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666386423001510?via%3Dihub

Alistair Duffey picks up the baton from Madelyn Hotaling's previous episode. He gives further comparison of several polar geoengineering technologies: SAI, MCB, CCT, and microspheres. Does any approach offer us a reliable and safe way to target the Arctic? Paper discussed Solar Geoengineering in the Polar Regions: A Review Alistair Duffey, Peter Irvine, Michel Tsamados, Julienne Stroeve First publ...

Ryan Anderson explains how Parallel Carbon calcines limestone at ambient temperature, using a membrane-free aqueous electrolysis process. Could this emergent technology be the cheapest and simplest way to integrate DAC with renewable energy?

Madelyn Hotaling effortlessly bats away a particularly gruesome inquisition from @geoengineering1, defending her work on arctic ice management. FYI paper discussion starts around 19 minutes in. Paper: Comparing Arctic Surface Albedo Modification Geoengineering Solutions Authors Madelyn Hotaling Lakewood Ranch High School Tammy Harper DOI: https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v12i1.3235

Bala schools @geoengineering1 on the mechanisms behind the monsoon (Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, Indian Ocean Dipole, etc.), then explains what might go wrong if SAI is only done in the Northern Hemisphere. Paper: "Quantification of tropical monsoon precipitation changes in terms of interhemispheric differences in stratospheric sulfate aerosol optical depth" (https://www.researchgate.net/publi...

Eelco Rohling debunks some common myths about marine CDR. Paper: Marine methods for carbon dioxide removal: fundamentals and myth-busting for the wider community https://academic.oup.com/oocc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/oxfclm/kgad004/7135823?login=false

Alec Feinberg compares SAI with surface albedo modification, CDR, and space mirrors. In a rare moment of clarity, @geoengineering1 notices he isn't keeping up. Paper 1: Solar Geoengineering to Stop Annual Global Warming. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369034073_Solar_Geoengineering_to_Stop_Annual_Global_Warming Paper 2 Solar Geoengineering Modeling and Applications for Mitigating Global...

Joshua Horton (@JoshuaHorton533) tells @geoengineering1 which nations will dominate SRM research. Paper "Solar geoengineering research programs on national agendas: a comparative analysis of Germany, China, Australia, and the United States" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-023-03516-1

Einar Tyssen from removr.no talks about the firm and the plan to get zeolite DAC to 1Mtpa. Hosted by @geoengineering1. Part of Dirty Cash series on climate firms.

Linquan Mu and Jamie Palter explain the limitations of adding quicklime to rivers. Preprint paper: Considerations for hypothetical carbon dioxide removal via alkalinity addition in the Amazon River https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2023/egusphere-2022-1505/

Why sign SRM treaties? What makes them stable and useful? Do they need to be stated, or are norms enough? Niklas Lehmann tries to convince a skeptical @geoengineering1 of the usefulness of game theory for modelling key questions in international relations. Paper: Exploring the stability of solar geoengineering agreements https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/arxpapers/2210.09145.htm - Niklas V. Lehma...

David Morrow returns! He discusses his unconventional transition from philosophy to integrated assessment modelling. @geoengineering1 gets schooled on how the GCAM model was modified to incorporate different CDR technologies, with varying levels of realism. Paper: "GCAM-CDR v1.0: enhancing the representation of carbon dioxide removal technologies and policies in an integrated assessment model" htt...

Is it practical and sensible to turn deserts into forests, using desalination & irrigation? Upeksha Caldera discusses her new paper with @geoengineering1. Paper "Afforesting arid land with renewable electricity and desalination to mitigate climate change" (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-022-01056-7).

Naser Mahfouz explains some big problems with MCB to @geoengineering1. Can we fill in the knowledge gaps, before it's too late to use MCB? Paper: "The Radiative and Cloud Responses to Sea Salt Aerosol Engineering in GFDL Models" (https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022GL102340)

How can we merge the concepts of slippery slopes and the precautionary principle? James Andow explains how precautionary evaluation of risks can help us evaluate both the risks of ending up on a slippery slope to deployment, and the risks resulting from deployment. James argues that we need to concern ourselves with risks, not just inevitabilities, when considering slippery slopes. For additional...

Un-do spreads crushed basalt on farms, and sells the carbon removals to Frontier. @geoengineering1 has concerns about scaling.

Andreas Hein entertains @geoengineering1 with more barmy space-based geoengineering nonsense. Expect moon dust, rail guns, space junk, cube sats and all sorts of other semi-relevant distractions. Paper: Transparent occulters: A nearly zero-radiation pressure sunshade to support climate change mitigation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.12.006

Peter Fiekowsky and @geoengineering1 discuss Iron Salt Aerosols. Do they work (in 14 different ways)? How can we know? Is Peter's new voluntary regulation body bona fide, or hopelessly compromised? Reviewer 2 asks all the important questions, but doesn't necessarily get definitive answers.

What counts as a tree, and how do you count trees? What do you do when you're surprised by a grizzly bear? How do you get data from despots? Will AI replace humans, when it comes to analysing ecological data? Do ecologists hibernate in winter? Jingjing Liang from Purdue answers all these questions, and more.

Xavier Dupla discusses heavy metal contamination of soil and water, following enhanced weathering soil treatment. How much is too much? And what can we have to to clean up toxic residues? Citation: Dupla, X., Möller, B., Baveye, P.C. and Grand, S. (2023), Potential accumulation of toxic trace elements in soils during enhanced rock weathering. Eur J Soil Sci. Accepted Author Manuscript e13343. http...

Good morning, Reviewer 2 listeners. This is Pete Irvine from Challenging Climate. I've been a little disappointed by the Reviewer 2 crew starting a turf war with us, so I've decided to finish it. Today, Jesse and I have paid their studios a little visit - and it's safe to say I don't think we'll be having much trouble from Reviewer 2 in future. Right now, Jesse has @geoengineering1 down in the bas...

Reviewer 2 reluctantly agrees to dish out another drubbing to "radical" economist Ron Baiman. @geoengineering1 discusses Ron's new paper on balancing short-term cooling - both local and global - with long-term CDR. Also, check out Ron's popular episode from last year on the Green New Deal. Links below: Paper "Our Two Climate Crises Challenge: Short-Run Emergency Direct Climate Cooling and Long-Run...

Hot off the press, Sara Nawaz, Terre Satterfield and Devin Todd discuss their brand new paper on DAC acceptance with @geoengineering1. This episode was prerecorded, during the paper's editorial process. Paper: Exploring public acceptability of direct air carbon capture with storage: climate urgency, moral hazards and perceptions of the ‘whole versus the parts’ https://link.springer.com/article/10....

Can microwave regeneration eliminate the need for wasteful heating, in the DAC desorb step? @geoengineering1 interviews Fan Shi, McMahan Gray, and David Battaglia, from NETL. Paper: Energy-Efficient and Water-Saving Sorbent Regeneration at Near Room Temperature for Direct Air Capture. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2589234723000076