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dc.contributor.authorGüssow, Kerstinen
dc.contributor.authorOschlies, Andreasen
dc.contributor.authorProelss, Alexanderen
dc.contributor.authorRehdanz, Katrinen
dc.contributor.authorRickels, Wilfrieden
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-10-
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-26T13:28:11Z-
dc.date.available2010-02-26T13:28:11Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/30043-
dc.description.abstractDespite large uncertainties in the fertilization efficiency, natural iron fertilization studies and some of the purposeful iron enrichment studies have demonstrated that Southern Ocean iron fertilization can lead to a significant export of carbon from the sea surface to the ocean interior. From an economic perspective the potential of OIF is far from negligible in relation to other abatement options. Comparing the range of cost estimates to the range of estimates for forestation projects they are in the same order of magnitude, but OIF could provide more carbon credits even if high discount rates are used to account for potential leakage and non-permanence. However, the uncertainty about undesired adverse effects of purposeful iron fertilization on marine ecosystems and biogeochemistry has led to attempts to ban commercial and, to some extent, scientific experiments aimed at a better understanding of the processes involved, effectively precluding further consideration of this mitigation option. As regards the perspective of public international law, the pertinent agreements dealing with the protection of the marine environment indicate that OIF is to be considered as lawful if and to the extent to which it represents legitimate scientific research. In this respect, the precautionary principle can be used to balance the risks arising out of scientific OIF activities for the marine environment with the potential advantages relevant to the objectives of the climate change regime. As scientific OIF experiments involve only comparatively small negative impacts within a limited marine area, further scientific research must be permitted to explore the carbon sequestration potential of OIF in order to either reject this concept or integrate it into the flexible mechanisms contained in the Kyoto Protocol.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKiel Working Paper |x1574en
dc.subject.jelK33en
dc.subject.jelQ51en
dc.subject.jelQ54en
dc.subject.jelQ56en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordClimate changeen
dc.subject.keywordgeoengineeringen
dc.subject.keywordocean iron fertilizationen
dc.subject.keywordinternational carbon marketen
dc.subject.keywordpublic international lawen
dc.subject.keywordprecautionary principleen
dc.subject.stwKlimaschutzen
dc.subject.stwMeeren
dc.subject.stwDüngemittelen
dc.subject.stwStahlen
dc.subject.stwInternationale Umweltpolitiken
dc.subject.stwEmissionshandelen
dc.subject.stwInternationales Rechten
dc.subject.stwVorsorgeprinzipen
dc.subject.stwWelten
dc.titleOcean iron fertilization: why further research is needed-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn618323325en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifwkwp:1574en

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