Table 3 Summary of discussions on SG research.
From: Elicitation of US and Chinese expert judgments show consistent views on solar geoengineering
Research areas | US experts | Chinese experts |
|---|---|---|
Deployment technology | 1 expert supported research into deployment technology; 2 experts explicitly said no research into deployment technologies | 3 experts supported research into deployment technology |
No research | All experts support at least some research | 1 expert doesn’t support research at all at any level. (but wouldn’t block others’ research efforts or funding) |
Large-scale outdoor research | No expert thinks large scale experiment should be done in the short term; 4 mentioned the possibility of longer-term larger scale research but only if other smaller scale research can’t answer the questions and if major governance is put in place | 1 expert support large scale engineering demo |
Small-scale outdoor research | 7 experts mentioned small scale research with caveats, (e.g. needs independent governance) | 3 experts mentioned small scale research with caveats (e.g. needs independent governance) |
A range of methods | 7 experts explicitly mentioned research into a range of technologies (e.g., marine cloud brightening, space-based SG technologies) | 3 experts mentioned research into a range of technologies (e.g., marine cloud brightening, space-based SG technologies) |
