Solar Radiation Modification
RFF scholars are working to improve our understanding of the risks, potential benefits, and other socio-political implications of solar radiation modification as one approach among others to address climate change.
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POLITICO: “Behind Closed Doors, the Politics of Solar Geoengineering Are Shifting”
This article pulls from comments made by attendees of a workshop cohosted by Resources for the Future.
2026 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop
2026 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop
Nature vs. Unnature: Public Perception of Solar Geoengineering, with Kaitlin Raimi
Kaitlin Raimi discusses the public perception of solar geoengineering, varying opinions on the emerging technology, and what makes for effective communication about the technology.
Addressing Social Science Questions About Solar Radiation Modification
A recent workshop dove into the potential benefits, costs, and unknowns of solar radiation modification, a relatively untested method of slowing global temperature rise.
Improving Risk Governance Strategies via Learning: A Comparative Analysis of Solar Radiation Modification and Gene Drives
This article compares solar geoengineering methods and gene drive organisms, showing how their risk governance lessons can inform each other and other emerging technologies.
The Evolving International Climate Change Regime: Mitigation, Adaptation, Reflection
This article examines the evolving international climate regime and proposes the integration of solar geoengineering through adaptive and inclusive governance.
International Climate Agreements under The Threat of Solar Geoengineering
This working paper uses a game theory model to analyze how opportunities to deploy solar geoengineering measures impact international climate goals and environmental agreements.
Exploring the Stakeholder’s Perceptions of Solar Geoengineering in Developing Countries
This working paper reviews results from a survey administered to Nigerian, Kenyan, and Pakistani participants about their perceptions and opinions about climate change and solar geoengineering.
2026 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop
2026 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop
2025 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop: Governance in a Fractured World
2025 RFF and Harvard SRM Social Science Research Workshop: Governance in a Fractured World
2024 SRM Social Science Workshop: Cooperative vs. Noncooperative Climate Interventions
2024 SRM Social Science Workshop: Cooperative vs. Noncooperative Climate Interventions
Solar Geoengineering Futures: Interdisciplinary Research to Inform Decisionmaking
An RFF conference exploring the big questions surrounding solar radiation modification and its potential consequences for climate change
Nature vs. Unnature: Public Perception of Solar Geoengineering, with Kaitlin Raimi
Kaitlin Raimi discusses the public perception of solar geoengineering, varying opinions on the emerging technology, and what makes for effective communication about the technology.
Addressing Social Science Questions About Solar Radiation Modification
A recent workshop dove into the potential benefits, costs, and unknowns of solar radiation modification, a relatively untested method of slowing global temperature rise.
On the Issues: Reducing Aviation Emissions, Future of Environmental Justice, and More
A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: reducing aviation emissions, the future of environmental justice, and more.
Injecting Reality Into Debates About Solar Radiation Modification
Notes from a recent workshop on mitigating the effects of climate change through the global geoengineering strategy of solar radiation modification.
POLITICO: “Behind Closed Doors, the Politics of Solar Geoengineering Are Shifting”
This article pulls from comments made by attendees of a workshop cohosted by Resources for the Future.
Mongabay: “Indian Scientists Are Showing an Interest in Advancing Solar Geoengineering Research”
A piece on solar geoengineering research in India cites an RFF-funded paper.
New Papers Explore the Intersection of Social Sciences and Solar Geoengineering
The RFF Solar Geoengineering Project published four papers as part of a funding opportunity to bolster solar geoengineering social science research.
Eight Teams Awarded Grants for Social Science Research into Solar Geoengineering
Each team will receive a $10,000 honorarium to develop their noteworthy project proposals that draw from a rich array of social science disciplines.
