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As global warming intensifies climate extremes, the risks to people and ecosystems are rising(1).
With global efforts to cut emissions progressing slowly(2), some are asking if reflecting a small fraction of sunlight could help cool the planet(3).
Approaches to reflect sunlight, known as solar geoengineering, or Sunlight Reflection Methods, S-R-M, might help reduce climate risks…
But they are controversial and present risks of their own.
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SRM360 is a non-profit, accessible knowledge hub supporting an informed discussion of sunlight reflection methods. We work with experts around the world to present what’s known about SRM,…and to highlight the questions that remain.
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Endnotes
- IPCC. Summary for Policymakers. In: Masson-Delmotte V, Zhai P, Pirani A, et al. (eds) Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2021, pp. 3–32.
- UNEP. Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again). United Nations Environment Programme. Epub ahead of print November 2023. DOI: 10.59117/20.500.11822/43922.
- OSTP. Congressionally Mandated Research Plan and an Initial Research Governance Framework Related to Solar Radiation Modification. Washington, DC, 2023.
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