IAGP researcher responds to 100 tonnes of iron sulphate dumped into Pacific Ocean

Profitable climate fixes are too tempting for rogue geoengineers to resist In his latest Guardian article IAGP researcher, Adam Corner, responds to the recent dumping of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Canada by an American businessman, "It was only a matter of time before somebody broke the fragile social and political consensus surrounding geoengineering had a first crack at 'experiment Earth'." Adam, comments, "..the big questions, for now, have less to do with science and more to do with politics, as the Canadian iron dump illustrates so well. The ingredients of a classic controversy are all there - a wealthy, gung-ho businessman; a misled and powerless local population; an allegedly complicit government and a blanket of secrecy over the whole affair. Read full article in the Guardian. Adam is based in the School of Psychology at Cardiff University , and works for the Climate Outreach Information Network. With IAGP co-ordinators Nick Pidgeon and Nem Vaughan, Adam will be speaking at the S.net conference 'Deliberating geoengineering: implications for responsible innovation', at University of Twente, Holland on Wednesday 24 October. Conference link for full details.