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Panelists Call for Creation of World Commission to Handle Solar Radiation Management

Posted: 04 Dec 2018 09:01 PM PST

"Right now, it's the Wild West in regard to governance with geoengineering," said Paul Wapner, a professor at the School of International Service at American University at a recent panel about solar radiation management (SRM) at the Arizona State University's Washington Center. According to the Governing Solar Radiation Management report which was the focus of […] Related posts: Respect for Creation: Leaders and Religious Groups Confront Climate Change in the Caribbean and South Pacific...

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Power Play: Can Micro-Hydropower Electrify Remote Afghanistan and Promote Peace?

Posted: 04 Dec 2018 05:52 AM PST

After close to 40 years of armed conflict, Afghanistan may be poised to begin a period of economic recovery. Electrifying remote areas and establishing pervasive political control is critical to its success. India is currently planning and funding several major hydropower projects along the Kabul River and its tributaries. Micro-hydropower is bringing electricity to remote […] Related posts: Afghanistan's Water Plans Complicated by Worried Neighbors As Afghanistan's Water Crisis...

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