[Environment-readinggroup] Small reminder: environmental reading group starts again on Sept 5th

[Janna Frenzel]

Hi all,

Looking forward to reading with you all again soon.

Just sharing two recent short pieces related to the "After
geoengineering" book, in case they are of interest.
Buck, The Carbon Capture Distraction [1], Dissent Magazine
Huber, Carbon Removal Should Be A Public Good [2], Jacobin

Hope everyone is doing well!
Janna

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On 11/08/2023 04:09 AM, Fieke wrote:
> Hi all 
> 
> For those in the Northern hemisphere, I hope everyone is having a good
> summer break without heatwaves, fires, flooding or other freak weather
> conditions. For those in the Southern hemisphere, hope you are having
> a good winter. 
> 
> Just a short reminder, we will restart the environment reading group
> with the book 'After Geoengineering: climate tragedy, repair, and
> restoration introduction [2]' by Holly Jean Buck on September 5th. In
> the book the author writes about climate engineering, to some a
> seductive idea to ensure that human species do not hurtle towards its
> own extinction. The book will engage with questions as 'can these
> technologies and practices be used to bring carbon levels back down to
> pre-industrial levels? Are there possibilities for massive intentional
> intervention in the climate that are democratic, decentralised, or
> participatory? 
> 
> Important details
> 
> * Next session is on Tuesday September 12th 16:00 - 17:00 CET
> * Zoom link [3]
> * Find the schedule and more information here [4]
> 
> Scheduling: I would like to propose a change the our 'after the summer
> break' reading groups dates. The issue is that some of us are also in
> the infrastructure reading group and before our break we had the
> environmental reading group one week and the infrastructure reading
> group the other week. Now they are scheduled to happen in the same
> week. Which is a bit intense. The after geoengineering is not a
> difficult book to read, so I propose that after our first call we
> stick to our original schedule which would be: 
> 
> * Sept 5th after geoengineering: climate tragedy, repair, and
> restoration introduction
> 
> * Sept 12th after geoengineering: climate tragedy, repair, and
> restoration part i. cultivation (chapter 1 - 3)
> 
> * Sept 26th after geoengineering: climate tragedy, repair, and
> restoration part ii. burial (chapter 4 - 5) 
> 
> * and so on
> 
> That means there we only have one week between the first two reading
> group sessions. Are people ok with this? If yes, I'll change
> accordingly
> 
> Happy reading 
> 
> Fieke 
> 
> -- 
> Fieke Jansen, PhD
> Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of
> Amsterdam
> co-pi critical infrastructure lab
> Member Green Screen Climate Justice and Digital Rights coalition
> 
> W: https://www.criticalinfralab.net/ [1]
> E: fieke at criticalinfralab.net
> 
> 
> Links:
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> [1] https://www.criticalinfralab.net/
> [2] https://www.versobooks.com/books/3091-after-geoengineering
> [3] https://uva-live.zoom.us/j/5689070082
> [4] https://www.criticalinfralab.net/2023/06/05/environment-reading-group/
 

Links:
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[1]
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-carbon-capture-distraction/
[2]
https://jacobin.com/2023/08/carbon-removal-public-good-biden-capitalism-environment-climate-crisis
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