ABSTRACT

This multidisciplinary conversation revisits the notion of anthropogenic harm as posing dangers not just to humans but threatening with extinction the non-human species, objects in/of nature, and Planet Earth as a whole. We examine, first, the future(s) of solar engineering as a possible method for limiting anthropogenic harm. This assessment of geoengineering technologies and their legal controls will reinforce ways of thinking about the avoidance of pseudo solutions that exacerbate the initial set of problems. Second, we explore some suggestions that will, by way of multilevel no first agreement, forbid the use of this hazardous technology but safeguard academic freedom of research. Third, and in conclusion, we stress some further dilemmas of law’s attempt to regulate harm-causing technology.