27 March 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00 (MDT)
Open Session - HYBRID
Room: UMC Second Floor - 247
Organisers: Henrieka Detlef (Aarhus University, Denmark); Albert van Wjingaarden (University of Cambridge, UK); Kerry Nickols (Ocean Visions)
Session Description:
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and removing CO2 from the atmosphere are unlikely to cool the planet in time to avoid devastating impacts from climate change, including loss of Arctic ice. Decreases in Arctic cryosphere elements will impact ecosystems, Arctic people, and global climate. Several global tipping points under threat are cryosphere elements located in the Arctic.
A wide range of approaches have been proposed to slow the loss of Arctic ice within these categories: pollution management, protection, ice management, solar radiation modification, and surface albedo modification. Some of the approaches could be globally implemented with benefits to the Arctic (e.g., methane emissions reductions) while others would be implemented within the Arctic region (e.g., sea ice thickening). Some, but not all, of these approaches are considered climate interventions. Arctic research planning for the next decade must include evaluations of these approaches and recommendations regarding critical research topics.
This session will feature key speakers that cover the current state and potential of the approaches, social and environmental risks and co-benefits, and governance considerations. The session will also invite contributions from conference participants. It is critical that voices from the Arctic are included in discussions about these approaches. The session is intended to create a space for open, inclusive, respectful and transparent dialogue around these approaches.