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Jacob Haqq-Misra¹

¹Blue Marble Space Institute of Science, Seattle, WA 98145, USA. jacob@bmsis.org

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Geoengineering and terraforming raise ethical questions about altering planets. This study develops a framework to analyze the environmental ethics of planetary engineering, considering intrinsic and instrumental values.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Ethics
Planetary Science
Geoengineering

Background:

Global warming necessitates geoengineering proposals, raising ethical concerns.
Terraforming Mars and Venus for habitability also involves planetary engineering ethics.
Existing ethical frameworks lack tools to compare diverse planetary engineering scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a comparative tool for analyzing ethical frameworks in planetary engineering.
To address the ethical questions surrounding geoengineering on Earth and terraforming on other planets.
To integrate insights from environmental ethics and planetary science.

Main Methods:

Developed a two-axis comparative tool for ethical frameworks.
The tool considers intrinsic or instrumental value.
Analysis applied to geoengineering, terraforming, planetary protection, and space exploration.

Main Results:

A novel analytical tool for evaluating ethical considerations in planetary engineering.
Comparative analysis framework for intrinsic vs. instrumental values in planetary contexts.
Application of the framework to Earth-based geoengineering and extraterrestrial terraforming.

Conclusions:

The developed framework aids in navigating complex ethical landscapes of planetary engineering.
Ethical considerations are crucial for both geoengineering and space exploration.
Further research needed on value systems in planetary interventions.