Is Geoengineering Research Ethical? July 2012
Is Geoengineering Research Ethical?
Alan Robock*
Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
To summarize, indoor geoengineering research is ethical, but outdoor geoengineering research is not, unless subject to governance mechanisms yet to be developed.
Acknowledgments. Supported by United States National Science Foundation grant AGS- 1157525.

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