{"id":27868,"date":"2017-09-28T16:17:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/?post_type=publication&p=27868"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:39:15","slug":"geoengineering-at-the-edge-of-the-world-exploring-perceptions-of-ocean-fertilization-through-the-haida-salmon-restoration-corporation","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.lse.ac.uk\/granthaminstitute\/publication\/geoengineering-at-the-edge-of-the-world-exploring-perceptions-of-ocean-fertilization-through-the-haida-salmon-restoration-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoengineering at the \u2018edge of the world\u2019: exploring perceptions of ocean fertilization through the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Public consultation is fundamental for fair, effective policy-making on potential geoengineering technologies, such as ocean-fertilization and solar radiation management. In this research Gannon and Hulme explore public perceptions of geoengineering through a real-world ocean fertilization case study.<\/p>\n

The Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation (HSRC), financed by a First Nations community from the British Columbian archipelago, Haida Gwaii, sparked a debate about the desirability and feasibility of ocean fertilization as a geoengineering response to the threat of climate change. This debate incorporated a wide-range of actors, and – as the first publically available research on perceptions of geoengineering to consult indigenous people – this paper opens up the debate to a wider range of perspectives.<\/p>\n

This research provides interpretations of key contrasting viewpoints captured from participants local to Haida Gwaii. The researchers find that the debate was shaped by deep-rooted and conflicting values and expectations about natural systems, the role of human beings in managing nature, and the perceived validity of different types of knowledge.<\/p>\n

The way in which participants debated the desirability and feasibility of geoengineering reflected the distinctive cultural, political and geographical context of the HSRC. Nevertheless, debate echoed familiar global discourses on a range of geoengineering technologies. Thus geoengineering in Haida Gwaii could help us make sense of some of the ways in which geoengineering is debated elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Key points for decision makers<\/strong><\/p>\n