Physical science research needed to evaluate the viability and risks of marine cloud brightening

G Feingold, VP Ghate, LM Russell, P Blossey… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is the deliberate injection of aerosol particles into shallow
marine clouds to increase their reflection of solar radiation and reduce the amount of energy …

Solar geoengineering: History, methods, governance, prospects

EA Parson, DW Keith - Annual Review of Environment and …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Solar geoengineering, also called sunlight reflection or solar radiation modification (SRM), is
a potential climate response that would cool the Earth's surface and reduce many other …

Comparison of UKESM1 and CESM2 simulations using the same multi-target stratospheric aerosol injection strategy

M Henry, J Haywood, A Jones, M Dalvi… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Solar climate intervention using stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) has been proposed as
a method which could offset some of the adverse effects of global warming. The Assessing …

The choice of baseline period influences the assessments of the outcomes of stratospheric aerosol injection

D Visioni, EM Bednarz, DG MacMartin, B Kravitz… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The specifics of the simulated injection choices in the case of stratospheric aerosol
injections (SAI) are part of the crucial context necessary for meaningfully discussing the …

Identifying climate impacts from different Stratospheric Aerosol Injection strategies in UKESM1

AF Wells, M Henry, EM Bednarz, DG MacMartin… - Earth's …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) is a proposed method of climate intervention
aiming to reduce the impacts of human‐induced global warming by reflecting a portion of …

On the multiscale dynamics of punctuated evolution

S Duran-Nebreda, RA Bentley, B Vidiella… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2024 - cell.com
For five decades, paleontologists, paleobiologists, and ecologists have investigated patterns
of punctuated equilibria in biology. Here, we step outside those fields and summarize recent …

Assessment of solar geoengineering impact on precipitation and temperature extremes in the Muda River Basin, Malaysia using CMIP6 SSP and GeoMIP6 G6 …

ML Tan, YL Tew, J Liew, G Bala, MR Tye… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of solar geoengineering remains a topic of debate, yet it may be an effective
way for cooling the Earth's temperature. Nevertheless, the impact of solar geoengineering …

Future water storage changes over the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa in response to global warming and stratospheric aerosol intervention

A Rezaei, K Karami, S Tilmes… - Earth System Dynamics, 2024 - esd.copernicus.org
Water storage plays a profound role in the lives of people across the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) as it is the most water-stressed region worldwide. The lands around the …

Impact of solar geoengineering on temperature-attributable mortality

A Harding, GA Vecchi, W Yang, DW Keith - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Decisions about solar geoengineering (SG) entail risk–risk tradeoffs between the direct risks
of SG and SG's ability to reduce climate risks. Quantitative comparisons between these risks …

The Economics and Governance of Solar Geoengineering

J Moreno-Cruz, DM McEvoy… - Review of …, 2025 - journals.uchicago.edu
Limited progress on reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has sparked
increasing interest in whether the global community should consider the use of solar …