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Polar Climate Intervention:
Possible Methods, Suggested Rules
Prof. Tracy Hester
Climate Intervention Law Oct. 16, 2019
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Options: Air, Earth, Ice, Water
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Regional Solar Radiation Management
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Glacier Engineering
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Surface Ice Albedo Management
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Polar Ocean Albedo Management
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Legal Frameworks
• Same rules apply in most circumstances
• UNCLOS (interplay with Arctic Council)
• National jurisdiction over citizens and vessels
• Antarctic Treaty System– Madrid Protocol of 1991
• Requirements: “limit adverse impacts”, CEP, Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation, public review
• Specifically includes “adverse effects on climate or weather patterns”
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Polar Regions as Platforms
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Professor Tracy Hester
University of Houston Law Center
713-743-1152 (office)