Reflecting on Solar Geoengineering
New York, NY
30 June 2022, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Hosted by: Aniket Shah, Global Head of ESG and Sustainable Finance Strategy, Jefferies; Will Atcheson, ESG and Sustainable Finance Strategist, Jefferies
Solar geoengineering is a process in which sunlight is reflected back into space in an effort to slow down the Earth’s temperature rise. Sounds simple, right? Join us for discussion with Gernot Wagner, climate economist and author of the book Geoengineering: The Gamble, to go into detail about how solar geoengineering works, the major headwinds and tailwinds, and, ultimately, whether this is investable. [GW: It is not.]
Key Topics:
• What is solar geoengineering and what are the different techniques?
• Who are the major players in this space? Who is for and against this?
• What are the moral hazards tied to solar geoengineering?
• How does the current policy landscape interact with solar geoengineering innovation?
• Are there investable opportunities in the solar geoengineering space? Should there be a “market” for solar geoengineering? [There aren't, and no, there shouldn't]
• What are the catalysts that would help or hurt the development of solar geoengineering techniques?
• If not solar geoengineering, then what should investors be focused on? [Cutting carbon pollution.]
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