Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale
Meeting goals for ‘net zero’ emissions may require the removal of previously emitted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One proposal, enhanced rock weathering, aims to speed up the weathering processes of rocks by crushing them finely and spreading them on agricultural land. Public perceptions of e...
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| description | Meeting goals for ‘net zero’ emissions may require the removal of previously emitted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One proposal, enhanced rock weathering, aims to speed up the weathering processes of rocks by crushing them finely and spreading them on agricultural land. Public perceptions of enhanced rock weathering and its wider social and environmental implications will be a critical factor determining its potential; we use six 2-day deliberative workshops in England, Wales and Illinois to understand public views. Consideration of enhanced rock weathering deployment in tropical countries led participants to frame it from a social justice perspective, which had been much less prevalent when considering Western agricultural contexts, and generated assumptions of increased scale, which heightened concerns about detrimental social and environmental impacts. Risk perceptions relating to ‘messing with nature’ became amplified when participants considered enhanced rock weathering in relation to ‘iconic’ environments such as the oceans and rainforest. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:99e07025-eb66-45f1-855a-ca34458844af2024-11-15T11:56:31ZDeliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scaleJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:99e07025-eb66-45f1-855a-ca34458844afEnglishSymplectic ElementsSAGE Publications2022Cox, ESpence, EPidgeon, NMeeting goals for ‘net zero’ emissions may require the removal of previously emitted carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One proposal, enhanced rock weathering, aims to speed up the weathering processes of rocks by crushing them finely and spreading them on agricultural land. Public perceptions of enhanced rock weathering and its wider social and environmental implications will be a critical factor determining its potential; we use six 2-day deliberative workshops in England, Wales and Illinois to understand public views. Consideration of enhanced rock weathering deployment in tropical countries led participants to frame it from a social justice perspective, which had been much less prevalent when considering Western agricultural contexts, and generated assumptions of increased scale, which heightened concerns about detrimental social and environmental impacts. Risk perceptions relating to ‘messing with nature’ became amplified when participants considered enhanced rock weathering in relation to ‘iconic’ environments such as the oceans and rainforest. |
| spellingShingle | Cox, E Spence, E Pidgeon, N Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
| title | Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
| title_full | Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
| title_fullStr | Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
| title_short | Deliberating enhanced weathering: public frames, iconic ecosystems and the governance of carbon removal at scale |
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