Geoengineering is deliberate, risky and speculative large-scale technological manipulation of the Earth’s Systems – oceans, land, and atmosphere – in an attempt to try and cool the planet. As if they are an answer to the climate crisis, these dangerous and illegal outdoor experiments are entering the mainstream discourse on climate as well as in the halls of the UN at the 62nd session of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) from 16-26 June in Bonn, Germany,
The reality is – these climate scams are a dangerous distraction, causing risks to ecosystems, communities, territories and Indigenous land, water and air – and are not the answer to the climate crisis.
As governments prepare for COP30, our experts representing Indigenous Peoples, climate justice groups, frontline defenders and civil society policy experts raised concerns and exposed the growing threat of geoengineering including technofixes like Solar Radiation Manipulation (SRM) and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) being pushed in Africa and other regions and communities by powerful actors with vested interests, under the guise of climate action.
Carbon markets are a major driver for geoengineering. Despite mounting evidence that carbon markets do not deliver real emissions reductions and often lead to human rights abuses, land grabs, and violations of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, these technofixes continue to be called a climate solution. This is why global civil society is pushing back and demanding a stop to geoengineering.
Speakers
– Dr. Mfoniso Xael, Health of Mother Earth Foundation
– Tom Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network
– Dylan Hamilton, Alliance of Non-Governmental Radical Youth
Moderator
– Kwami Kpondzo, Global Forest Coalition/Co-coordinator HOME Alliance Africa Working Group
Read our press release: https://handsoffmotherearth.org/resources/press-release-climate-justice-groups-urge-governments-to-reject-risky-geoengineering-technofixes-at-un-climate-talks/
