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Solar Radiation Modification

Solar Radiation Modification (SRM), also known as Solar Radiation Management, Radiation Modification Measures or Solar Geoengineering, would aim to address a symptom of climate change by reflecting more sunlight back into space, or by allowing more infrared radiation from Earth to escape, in order to reduce the Earth’s temperature. It includes numerous proposed methods which differ significantly. None are ready for deployment. Solar Radiation Modification could not be a substitute for reducing emissions, or removing atmospheric CO2.

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Solar Radiation Modification: The need for governance

Solar Radiation Modification and the Intergovernmental Pannel on Climate Change

Solar Radiation Modification: Moral hazard, moral imperative

Solar Radiation Modification: Governance options

Solar Radiation Modification: Risk-risk trade-offs

Solar Radiation Modification: Governance gaps and challenges

Solar Radiation Modification and the Sustainable Development Goals

Publications

C2GLearn

Introduction to the governance of Solar Radiation Modification

Solar Radiation Modification and the Sustainable Development Goals
Governance of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection
Governance of Marine Cloud Brightening
How does the Working Group-I report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment address Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification?
How does the Working Group-II report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment address Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification?
How does the Working Group-III Report of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Address Carbon Dioxide Removal and Solar Radiation Modification?

C2GTalk

How might solar radiation modification be put on the international governance agenda?
How can fiction help people think about Solar Radiation Modification?
Should scientists be allowed to do outdoor research on solar radiation modification?
How does society view solar radiation modification experiments?
How has the governance of solar radiation modification progressed in recent years?
Should the world consider solar radiation modification, in light of the latest IPCC findings?
What role might carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification play in IPCC pathways to achieve the Paris Agreement?
What are the challenges facing international governance of solar radiation modification?
Why did the Saami Council oppose Harvard’s SCoPEx experiment?
How will global warming impact society, both economically and socially?
How should policymakers address the risk of climate tipping points?
Should the Caribbean region be involved in solar radiation modification research?
How can the world put justice at the heart of governing climate-altering technologies?
How can solar radiation modification governance account for different political and ethical perspectives?

¿Cuáles han sido las implicaciones de la experimentación de la modificación de la radiación solar en México?

What can small islands bring to tackling the climate crisis?

How can Global South civil society be engaged in deliberations about Solar Radiation Modification?

How can young people in the Global South engage in the governance of solar radiation modification?

How can young people take part in Solar Radiation Modification governance?

C2GDiscuss

Governing Solar Radiation Modification Research: Insights from Marine Cloud Brightening and the Great Barrier Reef
Ocean-based climate altering approaches in context: the ocean-climate nexus
Youth perspectives on the governance of solar radiation modification in the face of global warming overshoot

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How does society view solar radiation modification experiments?
How does society view solar radiation modification experiments?

中文 | Español | FrançaisC2GTalk: An interview with Sheila Jasanoff How does society view solar radiation modification experiments? 18 March 2022This interview was recorded on 19 January 2022 and is available with interpretation into 中文,  Español  and  Français.It is...

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In the interest of promoting global discussion about the need for governance of Solar Radiation Modification, C2G developed a set of icons representing these approaches, available to all to use freely.

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