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Other briefings
Briefing for UNEA6 Delegates on Solar Radiation Modification
As the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) kicks off in Nairobi, Kenya, the Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance and allies have published a new briefing for delegates on what is set to be a hotly-debated topic at the Assembly:...
Direct Air Capture: Big Oil’s Latest Smokescreen
A new briefing by CIEL describes how technological fixes like direct air capture (DAC) are gaining dangerous momentum at a time when our window to prevent catastrophic climate impacts is narrowing. While pulling pollution out of the atmosphere might sound like a good...
False claims from geoengineers, and other recent developments in Latin America
Photo Credit: Antonio Lapa By Anja Chalmin Two years ago, we provided an inventory of geoengineering projects on the Latin American continent. As then, most geoengineering activities in Latin America continue to be driven or carried out by...
Technology and Geoengineering Map updates
Geoengineering the clouds: Solar radiation management in the lower atmosphere
This update on solar geoengineering in the troposphere summarises the latest developments on the Geoengineering Monitor Map, highlighting new trends for civil society and climate justice movements to follow in their efforts to oppose geoengineering globally. This...
Carbon markets are driving the biochar boom despite questionable climate claims
This update on Biochar summarises the latest developments on the Geoengineering Monitor Map, highlighting new trends to aid civil society and climate justice movements in their efforts to oppose geoengineering globally. It was researched and written by Anja Chalmin...
BECCS carbon credit sales hit record levels despite increasing environmental and economic concerns
This update on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) summarises the latest developments on the Geoengineering Monitor Map, highlighting new trends to aid civil society and climate justice movements in their efforts to oppose geoengineering globally. This...
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Latest guest articles
Entrenching a New Era of Climate Colonialism Part Two: Carbon Market Non-Negotiations at COP30
Guest article by Tamra L Gilbertson, MPH, PhD This article is a sequel to “Entrenching a new era of climate colonialism: Carbon Dioxide Removal, carbon markets and Nature Based Solutions at COP30”, which was published ahead of the Belém climate talks. At a time...
Entrenching a new era of climate colonialism: Carbon Dioxide Removal, carbon markets and Nature Based Solutions at COP30
Guest article by Tamra L Gilbertson, MPH, PhD As the world turns its attention to Brazil for COP30, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) once again faces scrutiny regarding its legitimacy, equity, and effectiveness. Despite grand rhetoric...
Carbon Dioxide Removal Narrative is Greenwashing Monoculture Tree Plantations
Guest article by Gary Hughes, Biofuelwatch, and Oli Munnion, Global Forest Coalition Despite the evidence exposing the harms of monoculture plantations to communities, water resources, biodiversity and the climate, proponents of ‘Carbon Dioxide Removal’ (CDR) continue...
Further reading
You can find much more information and online resources on the geoengineering pages of the organisations that contribute to Geoengineering Monitor:
- Biofuelwatch’s Geoengineering page, focusing particularly on Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) and biochar
- ETC Group’s Climate and Geoengineering page, which is also available in Spanish and French
- The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s extensive Geoengineering page.
We would also encourage you to check out:
- The Climate Justice Alliance’s Geoengineering 101 page and factsheets
The Centre for Environmental Law’s (CIEL) Geoengineering page