Perspectives Archive

The Arctic Ice Project Shuts Down
Experts react to the closure of the Arctic Ice Project (AIP), which aimed to slow down the loss of Arctic ice by increasing its reflectivity using very small glass beads.
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Given the Political Landscape, Arctic SRM Is Neither Feasible nor Desirable
Nikolaj Kornbech argues that the fraught political landscape in the Arctic makes the region poorly suited for the deployment ...
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What Do the Announcements From the New US Administration Mean for SRM?
Experts react to the climate policy announcements from the new administration in the United States (US) and consider how they...
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What Does 2024’s Breach of 1.5°C Mean for SRM?
Experts react to 2024 being the first calendar year to breach 1.5°C of warming and consider how this could affect the discus...
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What Can We Learn About SRM From Climate Modelling?
Daniele Visioni draws on his years of experience modelling the climate effects of sunlight reflection methods (SRM) and leadi...
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SRM at COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan
Experts react to developments at COP29, the annual, global gathering of climate policymakers. While sunlight reflection metho...
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The European Commission Receives Recommendations on SRM
Three experts react to recommendations on sunlight reflection methods, also known as solar radiation modification (SRM), give...
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Giving Green Recommends Philanthropic Strategies for SRM
Lena Olszewska presents a summary of Giving Green’s 2024 sunlight reflection methods (SRM) philanthropic strategy. She high...
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What’s in a Name? How We Describe SRM at SRM360
There are many different ways to describe ideas to reflect sunlight in order to lower global temperatures. Pete Irvine and Ma...
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Governance Recommendations for the For-Profit SAI Startup “Stardust”
Janos Pasztor presents the governance recommendations he prepared for the for-profit startup “Stardust”, which is looking...
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The Importance of Transparent, Unbiased Communication on SRM
Whitney Peterson of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering highlights the critical role of transparency a...
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With Arctic Tipping Points So Close, We Cannot Ignore SRM
Viktor Jaakkola of Operaatio Arktis argues that the rapid climate changes in the Arctic and the likelihood of key tipping poi...
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