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Climate engineering: how to present unbiased information to policymakers and the public through technology assessments

In: Handbook of Technology Assessment

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  • Katrina Pekar-Carpenter
  • Karen L. Howard

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Rising global temperatures have raised questions about responses to climate change, including efforts to (1) reduce carbon dioxide emissions, (2) adapt to climate change, and (3) develop climate engineering technologies for deliberate, large-scale intervention in Earth’s climate. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) supports the U.S. Congress with reliable, nonpartisan analysis of complex issues. To help lawmakers address climate and related issues, we first reported broadly on climate engineering technologies in 2011. In 2022, we focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). Between the two reports, we refined our technology assessment design and methodologies-including synthesizing technical literature and conducting interviews with experts and stakeholders across academia, government, industry, and the public, among others. We use the information gathered to identify opportunities the assessed technologies present and factors that policymakers could consider to help address some of the challenges technologies may face or even cause.

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  • Katrina Pekar-Carpenter & Karen L. Howard, 2024. "Climate engineering: how to present unbiased information to policymakers and the public through technology assessments," Chapters, in: Armin Grunwald (ed.), Handbook of Technology Assessment, chapter 14, pages 141-150, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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