ABSTRACT
Technologies which might be deployed to attempt geoengineering are either speculative or only in the very early stages of development. Carbon dioxide removal techniques aim to decrease climate change by withdrawing significant amounts of carbon dioxide, the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere. Solar radiation management technologies endeavour to offset the warming effects of rising greenhouse concentrations by decreasing the amount of energy the Earth’s surface receives from the Sun. One upshot of the ongoing failure of international climate policy is that geoengineering technologies are increasingly being promoted as a necessity in the fight against climate change. The academic literature provides several proposals of general principles for geoengineering governance. This book moves forward the normative discussion of political legitimacy and justice specifically. It demonstrates the need for ongoing engagement from experts in ethics and political philosophy with the geoengineering debate, and the value of such engagement.
