Submitted by Joëlle Deschambault on
Geoengineering – the intentional, large-scale technological manipulation of the Earth’s systems – is another false solution to climate change being pushed from the global North. High-risk and high-tech schemes under development, including blasting reflective particles into the stratosphere, whitening clouds and dumping chemical compounds into the oceans, could have devastating consequences for ecosystems and for the food and water sources for billions of people. States responsible for most of the historic greenhouse gas emissions are pushing for geoengineering as they see it as “the perfect excuse” to continue business as usual – keep emitting CO2 while making new profits selling the geoengineering technologies. No government, industrial sector or billionaires club has the right to own the planet’s thermostat. Geoengineering diverts attention and resources from real solutions to climate change. In this workshop, we will provide a brief introduction to geoengineering technologies before discussing strategies to stop them. Hands Off Mother Earth!
The countries/industries causing climate change now want to hack Earth systems to ‘fix’ the problem, with devastating consequences for people and nature.
Come learn & let’s unite to ban geoengineering!
Where: Climate Space, P13
Organizers: Climate Space/ETC Group,
Speakers: ETC Group, Indigenous Environmental Network and La Via Campesina
*French, English and Arab translation
