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Colloquium Climate Engineering

Colloquium on Climate Engineering: Challenges for Research, Assessment and Governance
Presentation and discussion of a planned application for a DFG-Priority Programme
in Kiel on September 17, 2010

An interdisciplinary group of researchers is planning to apply for a Priority Programme of the German Research Foundation to investigate under what conditions Climate Engineering could be feasible, beneficial and justifiable. The focus of this meeting is to present the current state of the proposal and to open the discussion for suggestions and participation of other researchers.

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Oceanology International

The Kiel Earth Institute participated together with the Kiel Cluster of Excellence “The Future Ocean” in the Oceanology International, the world’s premier meeting place for the marine science and ocean technology community.
ITB Berlin Convention

On March 11, 2010 the Kiel Earth Institute organized at the ITB Berlin Convention, the Leading Travel Industry Think Tank, a panel discussion on Climate Change and the Cruise Industry.
Workshop "The Northern Sea Route as a Transit Route"

The Kiel Earth Institute organized in cooperation with Det Norske Veritas Hamburg an expert workshop entiteled “The Northern Sea Route as Transit Route – Is an Investment Worthwhile?“. Representatives from business and academia discussed existing research, high level drivers, showstoppers and key performance indicators.
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Geoengineering - Cure or Malpractice?

COLLOQUIUM ON GEOENGINEERING
JUNE 3, 2009
The Kiel Earth Institute hosted an international colloquium on geoengineering, entitled “Geoengineering – Cure or Malpractice?” on June 3, 2009. Within broad stake Prof. Ralph Keeling from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (US), Prof. Steve Rayner from Said Business School, University of Oxford (UK) and Prof. Dr. Konrad Ott from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald (Germany) presented and discussed on the colloquium the concept of geoengineering, its technical options, as well as ethical, economic, and political aspects of geoengineering the earth system.
From emission control to carbon dioxide management

The first Kiel Earth Institute Colloquium entitled ‘From emission control to CO2 management’ took place in Kiel October 28, 2008. Prof. Lackner from Columbia Earth Institute, USA spoke about the vision of a CO2 neutral economy. Prof. Wallman from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences showed the possibilities of ocean carbon capture by concurrent production of natural gas from methane hydrates.
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Prof. Klaus Lackner Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Klaus Wallmann, Prof. Gernot Klepper  Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Peter Herzig, Prof. Dr. Martin Visbeck, Prof. Dennis Snower Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Gregor Betz, Thomas Ramge (from left)