36. John Moore on the melting cryosphere and glacier geoengineering

Challenging Climate

Dr John Moore is a Research Professor at University of Lapland, Finland and Chief Scientist of GCESS at Beijing Normal University. His research focuses on geoengineering, sea level change, and ice sheet dynamics. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the cryosphere – the state and future of glaciers, sea ice and permafrost, as well as consider marine glacier geoengineering. John also shares his unique experience as a leader of a major geoengineering research program in China.
Links:

• John Moore’s profile
• His paper on several cryosphere interventions
• His call for marine glacier geoengineering
• His latest study on the ocean curtain idea

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Chapters

1. 36. John Moore on the melting cryosphere and glacier geoengineering (00:00:00)

2. Intro and background (00:02:39)

3. Cryosphere tour: What's happening to our polar glaciers? (00:04:56)

4. Which glaciers will contribute to more sea level rise? (00:07:02)

5. Why is the West Antarctic ice sheet so important? (00:09:19)

6. Concerns for sea ice (00:10:25)

7. Concerns for mountain glaciers (00:12:09)

8. Concerns for permafrost (00:13:52)

9. The uncertainty of the future of ice sheets (00:16:40)

10. Marine ice sheet instability (00:19:27)

11. Geography of ice sheets and impact on sea level rise (00:21:25)

12. Marine glacial geoengineering (00:28:12)

13. Examples of glacial geoengineering solutions (00:31:24)

14. Feasibility of the ocean curtain idea (00:38:51)

15. John's solar geoengineering program in China (00:43:51)

16. China's current stance on solar geoengineering (00:46:44)

17. What gives you optimism? (00:48:12)