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Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as an issue worth studying; for some it is even a potential future policy option. We argue here against this increasing normalization of solar geoengineering as a speculative part of the climate policy portfolio. We contend, in particular, that solar geoengineering at planetary scale is not governable in a globally inclusive and just manner within the current international political system. We therefore call upon governments and the United Nations to take immediate and effective political control over the development of solar geoengineering technologies. Specifically, we advocate for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering and outline the core elements of this proposal.

Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as an issue worth studying; for some it is even a potential future policy option. We argue here against this increasing normalization of solar geoengineering as a speculative part of the climate policy portfolio. We contend, in particular, that solar geoengineering at planetary scale is not governable in a globally inclusive and just manner within the current international political system. We therefore call upon governments and the United Nations to take immediate and effective political control over the development of solar geoengineering technologies. Specifically, we advocate for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering and outline the core elements of this proposal.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Crucible for Survival: Earth, Rain, Fire, and Wind / Doyle, Timothy -- 2. Securitizing the Indian Ocean Region: Concrete Entity and Geopolitical Imaginations / Rumley, Dennis -- 3. The Post-Tsunami Indian Ocean Region: Emerging Perspectives on Environmental Security / Chaturvedi, Sanjay -- 4. Coasts Under Pressure: Marine and Coastal Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Context / Haward, Marcus -- Part II. Earth -- 5. Earth Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Food, Fisheries, and Biodiversity / Risely, Melissa / Doyle, Timothy -- 6. Food and Environmental Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Interrogating the GM Doubly Green Revolution / Hindmarsh, Richard -- 7. Plundered Waters: Somalia's Maritime Resource Insecurity / Schofield, Clive -- 8. Responses and Resilience of Fisherfolks on the Tsunami Event in Southern Thailand / Tan-Mullins, May / Rigg, Jonathan / Grundy-Warr, Carl -- Part III. Rain -- 9. The Essence of Life: Water Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy / Risely, Melissa -- 10. Mapping the Mekong Basin: Geopolitical Imaginations and Contestations / Saroch, Eva -- 11. Water Resources Development and Water Conflicts in Two Indian Ocean States / D'souza, Radha -- 12. Struggles for River Security: Movements Against Dams / Doyle, Timothy -- Part IV. Fire -- 13. Fire and Firepower: Energy Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy -- 14. Issues of Energy Security and the Indian Ocean Region / Biswas, Aparajita -- 15. Gas Pipelines and Security in South and Southeast Asia: A Critical Perspective / Simpson, Adam -- 16. The Uranium Trade in the Indian Ocean Region / Rumley, Dennis / Doyle, Timothy -- Part V. Wind -- 17. Wind: Air Security in the Indian Ocean Region / Doyle, Timothy -- 18. Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Development in Small Island States and Territories of the Indian Ocean / Bouchard, Christian -- 19. Climate Security: An Australian Perspective / Walker, Campbell -- 20. Environmental Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Basin: A Comparative Analysis of the Indus Basin Treaty and the Malé Declaration / Ali, Saleem H. -- Part VI. Conclusion -- 21. The Politics of Hope: Understanding Environmental Justice and Security in the Indian Ocean Region within a Post- Colonialist Frame / Doyle, Timothy -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index