“Spotlight on risk” is IRGC’s series of short articles that looks at current events and issues through a risk governance lens.
How could policy address risks from carbon dioxide removal?
09.11.2022 – All options for removing CO2 from the atmosphere and sequestering it for the long term must be assessed for their potential to contribute to reducing climate change risk … (read online) (download PDF).
 | Nine recommendations for the governance of AI systems 28.02.2022 – Some governance functions traditionally performed by humans are increasingly informed and sometimes automatically executed by machine learning algorithms … (read online) (download PDF). |
 | Using stratospheric aerosol injection to alleviate global warming: when? 16.12.2021 – Stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI), a type of solar radiation modification (SRM), has the potential to reduce global warming caused by … (read online) (download PDF) |
 | A risk-risk assessment framework for Solar Radiation Modification 15.07.2021 – Concern about the increasingly high-probability, high-impact risks posed by global warming is driving the exploration of new techniques to artificially cool the planet… (read online) (download PDF) |
 | Combatting climate change through a portfolio of approaches 01.07.2021 – Given the urgency of deploying all possible ways to combat climate change, and in light of lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak that it was a mistake to ignore signals … (read online) (download PDF) |
 | Risk governance and the rise of deepfakes 12.05.2021 – Deepfakes first came to prominence less than five years ago. Since then, they have surged in quantity and quality, becoming both a source of viral entertainment and of concern… (read online) (download PDF) |
 | Intensifying space activity calls for increased scrutiny of risks 14.04.2021 – As the pace of space activities accelerates and societies become more reliant on space-based systems, the associated risks… (read online) (download PDF) |
 | Using proof of personhood to tackle social media risks 15.03.2021 – The ease of creating fake virtual identities plays an important role in shaping the way information—and misinformation—circulates online… (read online) (download PDF) |
 | Low-carbon transition risk 01.08.2020 – As evidence of climate change mounts, the urgency increases of transitioning to a low-carbon economy… (read online) (download pdf) |
 | COVID-19 contact tracing: efficacy and privacy 01.05.2020 – One effect of the Covid-19 crisis has been to require policymakers to go through various stages of the risk governance… (read online) (download pdf) |
 | COVID-19: A risk governance perspective 01.04.2020 – One effect of the Covid-19 crisis has been to require policymakers to go through various stages of the risk governance… (read online) (download pdf) |