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Quarterly Review – April 2021
by Anja Chalmin Large-scale weather modification programs in China and trialling new technologies in the UAE Weather modification programs could cover 60 % of China’s landmass by 2025 The Chinese government continues to implement its large-scale weather...
Updates on Weather Modifications and other Technologies (Quarterly #4, Part 3)
by Anja Chalmin Large-scale weather modification plans continue to grow in China: This plan may develop conflicts over water or endanger Asia's biggest freshwater reserve Weather modification has a long history in China. Since the 1950s, there has been a long series...
Updates on Bio-energy with Carbon Capture and Storage and Direct Air Capture (QUARTERLY #4, PART 2)
by Anja Chalmin Burning biomass is a threat to climate (and no silver bullet) – The impact of BECCS using the Drax plant, Great Britain’s biggest power plant, as an example Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is employed at the Drax Power Station in...
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What we have learned about Biochar since 2011?
By Biofuelwatch In 2011 Biofuelwatch published Biochar: A Critical Review of Science and Policy. In that report we highlighted the uncertainties about biochar including the large land area that would be required to supply biomass for a global scale impact, the...
Geoengineering in 2019: a recap
In the last year, geoengineering proponents have been normalizing this technofix at an alarmingly rapid pace. An emboldened geo-clique has attempted to rebrand geoengineering as "climate restoration" or "climate repair" as part of a larger push. In February, we...
Field Trials, Schemes and Calls for Transparency: November Geoengineering Updates
by Anja Chalmin Recent Geoengineering research activities In mid-September, a US$ 110 million U.S. Federal Support Programme for CCUS1 was announced by the United States Department of Energy (US-DOE)’s Office of Fossil Energy. The funding...
Latest from the HOME! Alliance
PRESS CONFERENCE: HOME Alliance says no to ‘removals’ and geoengineering in UNFCCC Article 6.4
WHO: Global Forest Coalition (GFC), Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN), ETC Group, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Heinrich Böll Foundation (HBF) WHERE: COP27, Press Conference Room 2 Luxor WHEN:...
UNFCCC Article 6.4: No to legitimizing geoengineering and land-based offsets
Download the statement HERE Paris Agreement Article 6 is designed to allow Parties to engage in cooperative activities “to allow for higher ambition.” The Supervisory Body for the 6.4 mechanism – the successor to the Clean Development Mechanism – has been tasked to...
Is a new legal pathway to stopping dangerous marine geoengineering projects on the horizon?
Photo Credit: Linus NylundBy Laura DunnFrom the arctic to the Galapagos, communities have been resisting marine geoengineering projects that threaten their coasts and marine ecosystems around the world. A recent announcement from the London Protocol / London...