Conference
28 – 29 September 2023 | USA, 1400 16th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20036 and Online
An RFF conference exploring the big questions surrounding solar radiation modification and its potential consequences for climate change.
Solar geoengineering represents a set of risky and untested—yet potentially beneficial—technologies that could help address the growing risks of climate change, especially when paired with aggressive emissions mitigation, carbon dioxide removal, and climate resilience efforts. While interest has been growing in solar geoengineering, more physical climate and social science research is needed before policymakers consider developing deployment capability. Additionally, ongoing and robust public engagement with a diverse set of global stakeholders and communities is crucial, especially as the impacts may affect regions differently.
Join Resources for the Future (RFF) on September 28 and 29, for “Solar Geoengineering Futures: Interdisciplinary Research to Inform Decisionmaking”, a two-day conference focused on the key questions informing ongoing research and decisionmaking on solar geoengineering. This hybrid event will feature an interdisciplinary group of leading solar geoengineering experts exploring the major challenges, uncertainties, and potential benefits related to this emerging set of technologies.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
3:05 p.m. | Panel 3. Solar geoengineering’s place within the broader climate strategy portfolio
If solar geoengineering is deployed, it will likely occur alongside other key climate strategies, such as emission mitigation, CO2 removal, and adaptation. The aim of this session is to describe the role of SG under different development of mitigation and adaptation policies, assuming countries cooperate to fight climate change.
Moderator: Massimo Tavoni, CMCC
Panelists: Mariia Belaia, Tony Harding, Doug MacMartin, and Simone Tilmes
The working papers of the RFF solar geoengineering research team are out! They are available here
Join Us in Person: Click here to register to attend the event in person.
Join Us Virtually: To attend this event virtually, please RSVP and follow the instructions in the Zoom confirmation email.