Geoengineering Monitor publications and other resources
Technology briefings
Artificial Upwelling
Biochar
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon Capture and Storage
Carbon Capture Use and Storage
Cirrus Cloud Thinning
Direct Air Capture
Enhanced Photosynthesis
Enhanced Weathering
Marine Cloud Brightening
Microbubbles and Sea Foam
Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Ocean Fertilisation
Seaweed Farming and Biomass Sinking
Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Surface Albedo Modification and Arctic Ice Management
Weather Modification
Other briefings
Geoengineering Supporters Plan to Set up a New Climate Overshoot Commission
Photo Credit: Benjamin ChildBy: Geoengineering MonitorIn May 2022, a new “global commission” will be launched to discuss and potentially devise a governance regime for solar geoengineering. This article provides background, context, and critical assessment to inform...
High-risk geoengineering technologies won’t reverse climate breakdown
Climeworks’ Orca plant, the world’s largest direct air capture and CO2 storage plant, in Hellisheiði, Iceland (Photo: @Climeworks) Originally published by Climate Home News on 01/03/2022 By Linda Schneider Stronger than ever before, the...
QUARTERLY REVIEW #3: Biomass developments in 2021
Photo Credit: Statkraft By Anja Chalmin 3,000 miles of CO2 pipelines to be built and other updates on capturing carbon using plant biomass The second part of the report presents developments, projects and funding programmes aimed at capturing carbon using plant...
Technology and Geoengineering Map updates
Growing concerns about Biochar safety and carbon markets
Photo Credit: UnsplashBy: Anja Chalmin The Geoengineering Map Update 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....
CCS and DAC continue to fail to deliver despite over a century of R&D
Photo credit: Alberta NewsroomBy Anja Chalmin 2nd Geoengineering Map Update The Geoengineering Map Update summarises the latest developments on the Geoengineering Monitor Map highlighting new trends for civil society and climate justice movements to follow in...
Venture capital and carbon credits fuel an explosion of marine geoengineering projects
The Geoengineering Map Updates summarise 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. By Anja Chalmin Critical Updates on...
In-depth reports
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Latest guest articles
Secret marine geoengineering experiment off the coast of Cornwall sparks community resistance
By Senara Wilson Hodges, Keep Our Sea Chemical Free and The Cornwall Carbon Scrutiny Group Local residents are fiercely proud and protective of St Ives Bay. It is counted as one of the UK’s most beautiful coastal environments—flanked by award winning golden beaches...
City of Alameda puts a stop to the University of Washington’s Marine Cloud Brightening experiment
Guest article by California residents Gary Hughes, Biofuelwatch/Geoengineering Monitor, and Eesha Rangani, HOME! Alliance Marine Geoengineering Working Group coordinator In the early hours of this morning, City of Alameda City Council members voted unanimously to call...
Carbon markets, geoengineering and other false solutions: What’s at stake at the current climate talks?
Guest article by Tamra Gilbertson, Indigenous Environmental Network, and Coraina de la Plaza, Hands Off Mother Earth Alliance As global temperature records continue to be broken at unprecedented rates, delegates are gathering again in Bonn, Germany, for the 60th...
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