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  • Science and Technology Studies
  • Public Policy

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  • Climate geoengineering, the intentional alteration of Earth's climate system to counteract global warming, has recently emerged as a significant topic for public discourse.
  • The field of public engagement with science is increasingly grappling with how to address complex, speculative technological futures like geoengineering.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the rapid publicization of climate geoengineering.
  • To explore how geoengineering has been integrated into the discourse of public engagement with science.
  • To examine the challenges in framing geoengineering for public deliberation without pre-empting policy decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the framing and reframing of geoengineering within public and academic discourse.
  • Examination of the conceptualization of geoengineering as an object for public deliberation.
  • Exploration of the role of public engagement with science scholars and methods in discussing speculative technologies.

Main Results:

  • Geoengineering initially framed as a singular issue, later attempts to broaden its discursive context.
  • A tension exists in making geoengineering a workable subject for deliberation without implying its adoption as a policy.
  • The study highlights the complexities of engaging the public with uncertain technological futures.

Conclusions:

  • The rapid integration of geoengineering into public engagement with science presents unique challenges.
  • Scholars and methods in public engagement with science face critical questions regarding their role in facilitating debate on speculative technological futures.
  • Effective deliberation requires careful framing to balance engagement with the speculative nature of the technology.