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Developing a Research Agenda and Research Governance Approaches for Climate Intervention Strategies that Reflect Sunlight to Cool Earth

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The study will develop a detailed trans-disciplinary research agenda and recommend research governance approaches for climate intervention strategies that reflect sunlight to cool Earth. It will address research needs and relevant research governance in tandem, such that the understanding and thinking on each can inform the other. This study focuses on sunlight reflection strategies that involve atmospheric interventions, including marine cloud brightening, stratospheric aerosol injection, and cirrus cloud modification. The study is sponsored by:

BAND Foundation
Christopher Reynolds Foundation
Department of Energy
MacArthur Foundation
NAS Aurthur L. Day Fund
NASA
NOAA
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation

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2021

Climate change is creating impacts that are widespread and severe for individuals, communities, economies, and ecosystems around the world. While efforts to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts are the first line of defense, researchers are exploring other options to reduce warming. Solar...

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