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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Made it onto The Daily Show for their first segment on SRM! Pinnacle of my career? Maybe. It highlights an important underlying point: the perception of this field risks being defined the worst actors until we start to build a better narrative.

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Luke Iseman's "Planet-Cooling" Balloons Have Michael Kosta Breaking Bad | The Daily Show

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Stardust recently released a set of preprints alongside a new website. We've been asked, more than once, what we make of it. The form matters as much as the content, and this reads as a product launch rather than a contribution offered up for scrutiny. Our longer answer below: bit.ly/4ugPe9L

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Reading the Signals: Stardust and the Shape of an Emerging Field

A lot has already been said about Stardust, across media, within SRM research community, and among people thinking seriously about what the future of climate governance might look like. We wanted to t...

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Grateful to have my perspectives included in this NYT piece on new announcements from Stardust. Companies cannot create their own rules and then applaud themselves for following them. That is not what legitimate or responsible research looks like. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/c...

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Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

DSG has responded to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change's call for input on climate-related technologies and human rights. Given our work and expertise, we have limited our submission to a focus on solar geoengineering. Read our submission here: www.sgdeliberation.org/dsg-publicat...

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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

DSG just returned from Cape Town, where we piloted a new approach to co-creating SRM research. The workshop gathered African civil society groups and researchers to develop research questions that reflect the needs of their communities and organizations.

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Two new U.S. policy reports frame solar geoengineering as a national security battleground with China. An op-ed from @sktalati.bsky.social and @erinsikorsky.bsky.social argues that this narrative moves the conversation in the wrong direction.

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Last week, Stardust Solutions publicly released a set of self-authored "Guiding Principles" and a proposed safety and controllability requirements framework. DSG has put out a statement on why, though these documents may look like governance, they are not. Read now: bit.ly/4vlccOQ

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The Danger of Performed Governance in SRM

Last week, Stardust Solutions — the most well-resourced private company developing SRM technology — publicly released a set of self-authored "Guiding Principles" and a proposed safety and controllabil...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Today, DSG, @nrdc.org, @agu.org, and Council on Energy, Environment and Water are announcing the Solar Geoengineering Research Governance (SGRG) Platform, a new effort to help put transparency, accountability, and meaningful public engagement into practice for SRM research. Learn more: sgrg.org

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Debates around climate response, including SRM, reflect the legacies of colonialism. DSG’s work exists within this reality. Read @sktalati.bsky.social and @hassaansipra.bsky.social’s reflection on the colonial tensions inherent in climate change, DSG’s work, and the SRM field. bit.ly/4pVynXQ

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Colonialism, SRM, and Contending with DSG’s Privilege

Debates around climate response, especially solar radiation modification (SRM), continue to reflect the legacies of colonialism. At the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG), we...

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

In a new op-ed in @lemonde.fr from me and Janos Pasztor, we examine the dangers of attempting a private model in solar geoengineering. Our message: There is no legitimacy without trust, public agency, and good governance - including for research. www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

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'Private geoengineering comes at a cost, and that cost is public'

OP-ED. As start-ups race to become the first to market with solar geoengineering, these technologies must undergo independent assessments and be subject to public governance, warn Janos Pasztor and Sh...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A Silicon Valley mindset doesn’t apply when you’re talking about intervening in the atmosphere, @sktalati.bsky.social and Janos Pasztor share in @lemonde.fr. As venture capital moves into SRM, the focus concerningly shifts “from inquiry to commercialization.” Read the piece: tinyurl.com/3w8jjx9t

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'Private geoengineering comes at a cost, and that cost is public'

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Physics Today @physicstoday.aip.org · 16/12/2025

Amid growing concern about climate impacts, governments are increasingly turning to the idea of solar geoengineering. As @sktalati.bsky.social writes, exploration of the controversial approach to climate mitigation will require clear governance to make ethical choices and maintain public trust.

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The urgent need for research governance of solar geoengineering

Amid growing investment in planetary-scale climate intervention strategies that alter sunlight reflection, global communities deserve inclusive and accountable oversight of research.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

BREAKING from PP We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens* The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied: Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado www.propublica.org/article/immi... by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

At #ClimateWeekNYC, DSG & @Chesapeake Climate Action Network gathered a wide range of perspectives to explore how solar radiation modification (SRM) can be discussed transparently, inclusively & with justice at the core. 🎥 Read about it and watch the full recording now: bit.ly/4oE5gZ5

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Confronting Climate Realities and Deliberating SRM at Climate Week NYC

At Climate Week NYC, amid a polarized US climate rhetoric, DSG and CCAN led an inclusive, justice-focused discussion on solar radiation modification (SRM), emphasizing the need for transparent, commun...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Are you an early-career climate intervention researcher? Join the Climate Intervention Network in Finland, October 21-22, for an all-expenses-paid in-person convening. We’ll dive into foresight, research governance, and science communication. Apply Now: bit.ly/3UU8xqb #AcademicSky #PhDSky

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The only path to legitimacy is to go slowly, as quickly as possible. @sehric.bsky.social‬ and @sktalati.bsky.social‬ reflect on this notion in DSG’s latest writing. Real-world examples show that rushed work on SRM doesn’t speed us up, it halts (and at times reverses) progress. Read: bit.ly/41af83p

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Legitimacy is the Goal: Going Slowly, As Quickly As Possible

At DSG, our work is driven by two essential truths: decisions about SRM research and potential deployment must be legitimate, and the only path to that legitimacy is to go slowly, as quickly as possib...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

What happens when U.S. climate groups have the opportunity to talk about SRM openly, in a space grounded in curiosity, concern & responsibility? DSG co-hosted a workshop with @chesapeakeclimate.bsky.social‬ and @envdefensefund.bsky.social‬ in D.C. this month. Read the takeaways: bit.ly/4l2ktR6

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A Starting Point for the U.S. Climate Movement: Reflections from a Workshop on Solar Geoengineering

In July 2025, DSG co-hosted a two-day workshop for U.S. climate groups, alongside Chesapeake Climate Action Network and the Environmental Defense Fund. The civil society organizations in attendance ex...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

DSG’s newest report captures the outcomes of a Southern Africa workshop, in partnership with CIVICUS and the Human Rights Institute of South Africa, that engaged 24 civil society organizations in SRM through the lens of climate justice and human rights. Read the report here: bit.ly/3H72R8Y

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SRM through a Climate Justice Lens: Developing a Civil Society Engagement Roadmap in Southern Africa Outcomes Report

As part of our sustained engagements in Africa, the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG), in partnership with CIVICUS and the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA), c...

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Eos @eos.org · 23/07/2025

The International Court of Justice, the highest court of the United Nations, has unanimously ruled that all humans have “the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.” eos.org/research-and...

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A Healthy Environment Is a Human Right, UN Court Rules - Eos

“The Court is of the view that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a precondition for the enjoyment of many human rights, such as the right to life, the right to health and the right to an...

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

New opportunity: Become a DSG Fellow and contribute to building critical expertise on solar geoengineering governance. Early- or mid-career and working in climate science, policy, ethics, law, or humanities with an interest in SRM? Apply now: www.sgdeliberation.org/our-work/res...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 02/07/2025

For those looking for the National Climate Assessments: NCA5 (2023): repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/61... NCA4 vol. 1 (2017): repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19... NCA4 vol. 2 (2018): repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19... NCA3 (2014): repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/19...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Washington, D.C., has a population roughly equivalent to Alaska's. And it has zero senators. If D.C. had senators, the GOP megablil bill would have failed today. Instead, Murkowski got carve-outs and money for Alaska, and then voted to subject DC to the bill

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Today, ARIA announced projects it is funding under the Exploring Climate Cooling program. As part of the Oversight Committee to advise on governance, I'm grateful for their receptivity to our advice. We will provide further guidance on key needs like transparency & engagement as research begins.

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

In her latest article, DSG’s Director of International Policy Alia Hassan responds to the German Environment Agency’s (UBA) report. She argues that strong governance — not prohibition — is the key to ensuring transparency, protecting vulnerable communities, and building public trust.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Solar geoengineering conversation is picking up, and not necessarily in helpful ways. The only way to shift that is good information that is accessible to more people. Some thoughts from me in this piece 👇🏾

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

“Is [solar geoengineering] a thing where maybe the benefits outweigh the harm? Is it a thing we have to start thinking about? Will it exacerbate injustices? Will it create new ones? I don’t know the answers to those questions.” @sktalati.bsky.social in @sciencenews.bsky.social

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Solar geoengineering moves into the spotlight as climate concerns grow

As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I’m very wary of entities stepping into SRM to build hype without taking time to understand good governance. Yes we need research, but to decide what context should be acceptable for others to support its use from the perch of privilege is exactly why international climate governance has failed.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

It’s been quite a journey for me, and I know what a privilege it is to keep doing this work. I’m deeply proud of the work this team accomplished in 2024, take a look:

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

For West Wing fans, 21ish hours in, Booker yields for a question from Coons while still retaining the floor www.youtube.com/live/v2utlMx...

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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

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James Temple @jtemple.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I get the knee-jerk reaction to solar geoengineering. But it's also quite possible that it could save many lives, hundreds of thousands a year later this century, per this PNAS study.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

For profit solar geoengineering cannot serve the public good, and companies moving in the dark will erode trust for those trying to do responsible research. Some of my thoughts in this @undark.org @wired.com piece by @raminskibba.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/a-myst...

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A Mysterious Startup Is Developing a New Form of Solar Geoengineering

Stardust, an Israeli–US startup, intends to patent its unique aerosol technology for temporarily cooling the planet.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I did a Q&A w One Earth on solar geoengineering, published in the journal today. It provides some thoughts on the uncertainties inherent to the technology, what a lack of governance means, why I founded @sgdeliberation.bsky.social, and where we can go from here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Q&A with Shuchi Talati: Considering uncertainties in solar geoengineering

Dr. Shuchi Talati is the founder and executive director of The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering (DSG). She is also a member of t…

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The Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering @sgdeliberation.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A recent @undark.org article examines Stardust, a for profit U.S.-Israeli startup developing proprietary #solargeoengineering tech with little to no transparency or public engagement. This raises urgent questions about who gets to shape the future of these technologies, and how they shape them.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I have no words that can truly describe how disgusted I am with this administration.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

This is exactly what I have been saying for a while now. At this point, it’s not left vs right that matters, but fighters vs non-fighters. The Dems, and the American people, need fighters.

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Shuchi Talati @sktalati.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The authors need to talk w governance experts to develop more nuance. I hope @michaelemann.bsky.social & I can talk more. ARIA has a governance committee that I am on. We are creating standards like radical transparency & strong public engagement. This is how you prevent development in the dark.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I received an excellent education at Columbia and I would strongly advise any parent against sending their child there now.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

If @columbiauniversity.bsky.social wasn’t involved in this move by DHS they should explicitly say so. Because in the absence of their own statements, all their behavior makes it seem very much like they struck an Eric Adams-style deal with the Trump administration

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Dan Visioni @danvisioni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Thanks to @sgdeliberation.bsky.social for this excellent piece. I want to reiterate a point: there is no valid discussion to be had around SRM that doesn't involve an acknowledgment of the risks and reality of climate change, the importance of scientific research & scientific freedom, and...

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.

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The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (NWS), is profoundly alarming. It appears that NOAA staff fired today include meteorologists, data and computer scientists responsible for maintaining and upgrading weather predictive models, and technicians responsible for maintaining the nation’s weather instrumentation network (among many others).

Housed within NOAA, the U.S. NWS is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. Its cost of operation is only ~$3-4/yr per taxpayer—equivalent to a single cup of coffee—and yields a truly remarkable return on investment (at least 10 to 1, and perhaps 100 to 1, depending on methods of estimation). NOAA and the NWS collectively offer tens to hundreds of billions of dollars each year in net economic benefit through a combination of averted losses and efficiencies gained....

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Emily Grubert @gruberte.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Not at WaPo, but we had an opinion piece arguing for public ownership models for carbon dioxide get pulled from the Economist last year after a few layers of editing / approval for basically the same reason: not supporting free markets is not something the higher ups wanted to run

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