Has It Come to This?: The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering on the Brink (Nature, Society, and Culture)

Geoengineering is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system in an attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. Now that climate emergency is upon us, claims that geoengineering is inevitable are rapidly proliferating. How did we get into this situation where the most extreme path now seems a plausible development? Is it an accurate representation of where we are at? Who is this “we” who is talking? What options make it onto the table? Which are left out? Whom does geoengineering serve? Why is the ensemble of projects that goes by that name so salient, even though the community of researchers and advocates is remarkably small? These are some of the questions that the thinkers contributing to this volume are exploring from perspectives ranging from sociology and geography to ethics and Indigenous studies. The editors set out this diverse collection of voices not as a monolithic, unified take on geoengineering, but as a place where creative thinkers, students, and interested environmental and social justice advocates can explore nuanced ideas in more than 240 characters. Contents 6 Part I Introduction 10 1 Critical Perspectives on Geoengineering: A Dialogue • Holly Jean Buck, J. P. Sapinski, and Andreas Malm 12 Part II: Contesting Geoengineering: Power, Justice, and Civil Society 28 2 Winning Hearts and Minds? Explaining the Riseof the Geoengineering Idea • Ina Möller 30 3 Carbon Unicorns and Fossil Futures: Whose Emission Reduction Pathways Is the IPCC Performing? • Wim Carton 43 4 Defending a Failed Status Quo: The Case against Geoengineering from a Civil Society Perspective • Linda Schneider and Lili Fuhr 59 5 Geoengineering and Indigenous Climate Justice: A Conversation with Kyle Powys Whyte • Kyle Powys Whyte, Interviewed by Holly Jean Buck 78 6 Recognizing the Injustice in Geoengineering: Negotiating a Path to Restorative Climate Justice through a Political Account of Justice as Recognition • Duncan McLaren 91 7 An Intersectional Analysis of Geoengineering: Overlapping Oppressions and the Demand for Ecological Citizenship • Tina Sikka 108 Part III: State Power, Economic Planning, and Geoengineering 128 8 Mobilizing in a Climate Shock: Geoengineering or Accelerated Energy Transition? • Laurence L. Delina 130 9 A Left Defense of Carbon Dioxide Removal: The State Must Be Forced to Deploy Civilization-Saving Technology • Christian Parenti 139 10 Planning the Planet: Geoengineering Our Way Out of and Back into a Planned Economy • Andreas Malm 152 11 Provisioning Climate: An Infrastructural Approach to Geoengineering • Anne Pasek 172 Part IV: Geoengineering: A Class Project in the Face of Systemic Crisis? 186 12 Geoengineering and Imperialism • Richard York 188 13 Gramsci in the Stratosphere: Solar Geoengineering and Capitalist Hegemony • Kevin Surprise 198 14 Promises of Climate Engineering after Neoliberalism • Nils Markusson, David Tyfield, Jennie C. Stephens, and Mads Dahl Gjefsen 216 15 Prospects of Climate Engineering in a Post-truth Era • Holly Jean Buck 240 Acknowledgments 250 Notes on Contributors 252 Index 256 "Geoengineering is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system in an attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. Now that climate emergency is upon us, claims that geoengineering is inevitable are rapidly proliferating. How did we get into this situation where the most extreme path now seems a plausible development? Is it an accurate representation of where we are at? Who is this "we" who is talking? What options make it onto the table? Which are left out? Whom does geoengineering serve? Why is the ensemble of projects that goes by that name so salient, even though the community of researchers and advocates is remarkably small? These are some of the questions that the thinkers contributing to this volume are exploring from perspectives ranging from sociology and geography to ethics and indigenous studies. We set out this diverse collection of voices not as a monolithic, unified take on geoengineering, but as a place where creative thinkers, students, and interested environmental and social justice advocates can explore nuanced ideas in more than 240 characters"-- Provided by publisher Geoengineering Is The Deliberate And Large-scale Intervention In The Earth's Climate System In An Attempt To Mitigate The Adverse Effects Of Global Warming. Now That A Climate Emergency Is Upon Us, Claims That Geoengineering Is Inevitable Are Rapidly Proliferating. How Did We Get Into This? What Options Make It Onto The Table? Which Are Left Out? Whom Does Geoengineering Serve? These Are Some Of The Questions That The Thinkers Contributing To This Volume Are Exploring.