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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement

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A global initiative against the dangerous normalisation of solar geoengineering technologies. To date, 640+ academics and 2000+ CSOs support the call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. solargeoeng.org

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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Prof. Aarti Gupta in Medscape: 💬 “It’s very implausible that we could ever be able to govern such a planet-altering technology globally and over decades or centuries in an effective, stable, and equitable manner” Read the article here: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Solar Geoengineering: Climate Cure or Health Gamble?
As record heatwaves strain European healthcare systems, experts warn that solar geoengineering could carry profound health risks and governance challenges.
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Want to join them? 2,000 civil society organizations, 640+ academics and thousands of citizens already have. You can sign the open letter here ➡️ www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Youth for Climate NL shares why they endorsed the open letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Want to join her? 640+ academics, 2,000 civil society organizations, and thousands of citizens already have. You can sign the open letter here ➡️ www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
We invite all academics, civil society organizations and citizens to support our call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Sally Archibald, Professor at the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and co-Principal Investigator at Future Ecosystems for Africa, shares why she signed the open letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineerin 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Prakash Kashwan, an initiator of the open letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering, writes in The Economic Times about the risks of solar geoengineering in the Indian context: economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-c... @pkashwan.bsky.social
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Not a risk worth taking: Solar geoengineering could put India's monsoon at risk - The Economic Times
Global heatwaves prompt discussions on solar radiation modification technologies. This approach involves significant logistical challenges and potential ecological risks. SRM does not address root cau...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
❗ New blog post alert: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐔𝐬𝐞: 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐏’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 www.solargeoeng.org/precaution-m...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Three of the authors have signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. ➡️ You can join them here: www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
We invite all academics, civil society organizations and citizens to support our call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“If implemented, geoengineering schemes would put Earth’s physical climate in a dangerously precarious state, and introduce a major new destabilizing technology to an already turbulent political climate.” @climatebook.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @valmasdel.bsky.social
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann, and Valérie Masson-Delmotte, four leading climate scientists, warn about the planetary risks of solar geoengineering in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Three of the authors have signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. ➡️ You can join them here: www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“If implemented, geoengineering schemes would put Earth’s physical climate in a dangerously precarious state, and introduce a major new destabilizing technology to an already turbulent political climate.” @climatebook.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @valmasdel.bsky.social
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | New op-ed in @theguardian.com by Ray Pierrehumbert (@climatebook.bsky.social), Julia Slingo, @valmasdel.bsky.social & yours truly: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/06/2026
‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
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‘Termination shock’: trust our expert warnings on geoengineering’s planetary risks | Raymond Pierrehumbert, Julia Slingo, Michael Mann and Valerie Masson-Delmotte
Do we really want to play dice with our planet?
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Want to join him, 630+ academics, 2,000+ civil society organisations, and thousands of citizens? Sign the open letter here ➡️ www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
We invite all academics, civil society organizations and citizens to support our call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Julio C. Postigo, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Indiana University, shares why he signed the open letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Want to join @fadhelkaboub.bsky.social, 630+ academics, 2,000+ civil society organizations and thousands of citizens? Sign the Open Letter here ➡️ www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
We invite all academics, civil society organizations and citizens to support our call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Associate Professor Fadhel Kaboub, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, and Member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs at UN-DESA, shares why he signed the open letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
➡️ Most private funders made their money in the tech sector ➡️ Private money supports awareness and advocacy groups, whereas public funds almost exclusively support research This raises important questions about whose interests are shaping the field of solar geoengineering and its research agenda.
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Their research reveals: ➡️ 83% of the funders and 46% of the recipients are based in the US and UK ➡️ Private philanthropic organizations comprise over half the funders
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
❗ Funding for solar geoengineering has increased more than tenfold between 2020 and 2025. Jared Sanborn and J. P. Sapinski look at who funded solar geoengineering projects and who received these funds in this new blog post. www.solargeoeng.org/who-funds-an... 🧵 ⬇️
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Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance @handsoffmotherearth.org · 11/05/2026
The European Union has issued one of its strongest warnings yet on solar geoengineering calling it a high-risk intervention with major implications for climate, security, and geopolitics. @solargeoeng.bsky.social @ciel.org @etcgroup.bsky.social #NoGeoengineering #HandsOffMotherEarth
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Want to join Dr. Carlos Tornel, 625+ academics, 2,000+ civil society organizations and thousands of citizens? Sign the Open Letter here 👉 www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Dr. Carlos Tornel, PhD in Human Geography from Durham University and member of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, shares why he signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In case you missed it: the webinar on "Solar geoengineering in the African context: perspectives on risks, political developments, and the call for a non-use agreement" with Prof. Youba Sokona, Dr. Mfoniso Xael and Prof. Wolfgang Cramer. ▶️ Available here (FR/EN): youtu.be/P4rf5teGmO4?...
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Webinaire: La géo-ingénierie solaire dans le contexte africain
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
'Agree to Disagree! Geoengineering - Chemotherapy for the planet', featuring Prof. Wolfgang Cramer on the risks of solar geoengineering and why he supports the call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. Watch it here (DE/FR): www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
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Agree to Disagree! - Geoengineering – Chemotherapie für den Planeten? - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Die Folgen des menschengemachten Klimawandels werden immer deutlicher. Können wir unser Klima mit gigantischen Eingriffen, sogenanntem Geoengineering, selbst reparieren? Etwa indem wir den Himmel küns...
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 25/04/2026
A 1°C warmer world will exist only in our memories. This is a frightening prospect. It’s understandable that some take refuge in the promise of future technological solutions. But this moment demands a sober appraisal of the science & tech available *today*. www.technosphere.earth/we-must-deal...
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We must deal with climate realities
Techno fantasies will not bring back pre-industrial climates
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Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance @handsoffmotherearth.org · 02/04/2026
🎥WATCH: New investigations have revealed the extent to which billionaire philanthropists and governments of wealthy countries are driving research into a range of solar geoengineering technologies. @ecologyboell.bsky.social @solargeoeng.bsky.social #NoGeoengineering youtu.be/-cAMuBtJALk
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Webinar: Who funds and who pays? How solar geoengineering research is being bankrolled
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Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance @handsoffmotherearth.org · 22/04/2026
This #EarthDay, we’re highlighting key resources to better understand the growing push for geoengineering and and why we should be concerned. #HandsOffMotherEarth @cjaourpower.bsky.social @ciel.org @solargeoeng.bsky.social @geoengmon.bsky.social
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
If you're at #BostonClimateWeek next week, please join us for this panel on Solar Geoengineering! @solargeoeng.bsky.social
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Read the full blog here: www.solargeoeng.org/who-opposes-... Read the open-access article here: doi.org/10.1007/s105... @aartigupta.bsky.social @rakhyunkim.bsky.social @frankbiermann.bsky.social
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Why oppose solar geoengineering? Mapping and comparing underlying rationales across actor groups - Climatic Change
Climatic Change - Why do actors oppose the development and potential future use of solar geoengineering technologies? This article maps and analyzes growing opposition to the development of...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
📊 Their study identifies eight recurring rationales for rejecting the development and potential future use of these technologies and shows how this opposition is increasingly coalescing around the language of “non-use”.
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
They find that across governments, civil society organisations, and academic networks, opposition to solar geoengineering is growing and is grounded in legal, political, ethical, and scientific concerns.
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Who opposes solar geoengineering – and why? In a new blog post, Heleen M. Bruggink, Aarti Gupta, Rakhyun E. Kim and Frank Biermann explore this question based on their recent study. 🧵 ⬇️
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Who opposes solar geoengineering – and why? - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
Solar geoengineering is attracting growing attention as a possible response to climate change. Yet as interest in these speculative technologies grows, so too does opposition. Critics are often portra...
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Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance @handsoffmotherearth.org · 20/03/2026
🚨New investigations have revealed the extent to which billionaire philanthropists and governments of wealthy countries are driving research into a range of solar geoengineering technologies. @ecologyboell.bsky.social @solargeoeng.bsky.social @geoengmon.bsky.social @cjaourpower.bsky.social
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
@wolfgangcramer.net @handsoffmotherearth.org @pathwaysinitiative.bsky.social
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📢 Rejoignez-nous pour ce webinaire « 𝘓𝘢 𝘨é𝘰-𝘪𝘯𝘨é𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘪𝘯: 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘥é𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘭’𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘭 à 𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘥𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯-𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 » Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Join Prof. Beatrice Crona, 610+ academics, 2,000+ civil society organizations and thousands of citizens calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering. Sign the open letter 👉 www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/ @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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Take Action - Solar Geoengineering Non-Use Agreement
We invite all academics, civil society organizations and citizens to support our call for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Prof. Beatrice Crona, Professor and Science Director at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, shares why she signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Hands Off Mother Earth! (HOME) Alliance @handsoffmotherearth.org · 02/03/2026
🚨Geoengineering isn’t the climate “magic bullet” it’s often sold as ❗️Schemes like Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) include spraying particles to cool the atmosphere but don’t address the root cause of #climatecrisis like greenhouse gas emissions. @solargeoeng.bsky.social @ciel.org
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Injecting particulates into the atmosphere isn’t a magical fix for the climate crisis (Mike Hulme) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There are problems with a geoengineering techno-fix for the climate crisis | Mike Hulme
Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people – and it runs the risk of making some harms worse
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The conversation features Prof. Stacy D. VanDeveer, Professor of Human Security and Global Governance at the Global Policy School at UMASS Boston, and one of the co-initiators of the initiative calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🎙️ Listen back to the discussion on the risks and regulation of solar geoengineering, featured on Eco-logic, an environmental radio show on WBAI Radio (starting at 10:02) www.wbai.org/archive/prog...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Radiative forcing geoengineering under high CO2 levels leads to higher risk of Arctic wildfires and permafrost thaw than a targeted mitigation scenario www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Radiative forcing geoengineering under high CO2 levels leads to higher risk of Arctic wildfires and permafrost thaw than a targeted mitigation scenario - Communications Earth & Environment
Stratospheric aerosol injection, marine cloud brightening, and cirrus thinning are less effective in cooling the Arctic than the globe and may lead to increased risk of wildfires and permafrost thawin...
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Do you want to join Prof. Mike Hulme, 610+ academics, 2,000+ civil society organizations & thousands of citizens calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering? Sign on here 👉 www.solargeoeng.org/take-action/
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Prof. Mike Hulme, Professor of Human Geography, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Pembroke College, shares why he signed the Open Letter calling for an International Non-Use Agreement on Solar Geoengineering 💬
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Solar Geoengineering Non-use Agreement @solargeoeng.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"...using SAI [stratospheric aerosol intervention] to offset surface temperature increases would create decreases in the global protein concentrations of maize and rice, with minimal impact on wheat and soybean." iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Maps of percent change to crop protein concentration for individual nations under ARISE-SAI-1.5 C relative to SSP2-4.5 during the years 2060–2069 as simulated by CLMcrop.
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