As we close out the year, The Degrees Initiative will be closed for the holidays from 25 December to 1 January. 🎉 The Degrees team, along with our beloved furry friends 🐾 wish you a joyful and restful holiday season, and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.

⭐ 2025 was an incredible year for the Degrees Initiative! 🌍Researchers recognised globally, 50+ SRM papers published, 5 new countries funded, hosted largest SRM forum in Cape Town, and much more... Here's to 2026! Read more about our 2025 highlights 👉 www.degrees.ngo/2025-in-revi...

How do we bridge the gap between science and policy? By bringing researchers and decision-makers together. 🧠 Our new workshop report summarises discussions from the SRM governance simulation held in Bogotá. 🇨🇴 🌎 Read the full report here 👇 www.degrees.ngo/workshop-rep...

📢We’re hiring! 🌍Join a fast-growing charity supporting Global-South-led research on solar radiation modification. Open remote roles: Finance, Policy (Africa), Events & Development. Apply by 1–5 Jan 2026 👉 www.degrees.ngo/careers/

🌍 “African researchers are already contributing significant knowledge on climate change. We cannot afford decisions about our common future without their engagement.” Degrees researcher @adadeposh and EDF’s Angela Churie Kallhauge respond to the Guardian 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🌍The African Climate Intervention Research Hub has launched its new website! The Hub brings together scientists and institutions across the continent to advance research on SRM and climate governance. Explore their website 👉 www.climateresearchafrica.org

📢We are hiring a Development Manager to help grow a fast-moving climate NGO empowering Global South researchers on SRM. £55–60k, full-time, remote (UK). Lead major donor relationships Grant writing, reporting, KPIs & CRM systems Apply here 👇 www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

We are hiring an Events Manager to lead international events for a climate-research charity empowering Global South researchers. UK remote Full-time, permanent Plan & deliver global events Apply here 👉 www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

We're recruiting a Policy Engagement Manager, Africa to strengthen African leadership in SRM policy discussions. Remote (UK or Africa), 18-month contract 10+ yrs climate policy/diplomacy needed Help guide a growing climate NGO Apply here 👉 www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

We’re hiring a Finance Manager to support a fast-growing climate-research charity empowering Global South scientists. £50–60k, UK remote Full-time, permanent Lead financial ops, budgeting, reporting & audits Apply 👉 www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

“Without inclusive governance, SRM risks becoming a tool of geopolitical imbalance…” Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa highlights the Degrees-funded researchers driving climate equity across the Global South. Watch the video here 👉 youtu.be/Q20PvSN1H2A?...

LAC researchers and policymakers gathered in Bogotá for an SRM governance simulation hosted by IDEAM with IAI, @sgdeliberation.bsky.social & Degrees. The workshop built capacity, connected science and policy, and highlighted regional coordination needs. Read more 👉 www.degrees.ngo/researchers-...

We’re proud to support @degrees.ngo, ensuring developing countries have a voice in the conversation about sunlight reflection methods, a proposal for reducing climate impacts by reflecting a fraction of sunlight away from the Earth.

As COP30 unfolds in Belém, the Amazon is at the centre of climate action. In a new Perspective for @srm360.bsky.social, our Director of Policy Engagement Marcos Regis da Silva outlines how informal conversations during COP30 could shape the future of SRM governance. srm360.org/perspective/...

📢We’re recruiting a Volunteer Trustee (Finance) 💼Accounting qualification required 💻Remote, ~3-4 hours/month 🌍Help guide a growing climate NGO Apply by 7 Dec 2025 👇 www.degrees.ngo/careers/volu...

Cabo Verde begins its first SRM study through Degrees funding 👏 Dr Patrik Pina da Silva and his team will examine how SRM could affect extreme weather on Santiago Island 👉 youtu.be/sgoy7VoQuTw #CaboVerde #SRM #ClimateChange #GlobalSouth

The Republic of the Congo begins its first SRM study 👏 Roy Dorgeless Ngakala and his team will examine how SRM and global warming could affect local fisheries and the Congolese Upwelling System. 👉 youtu.be/RTvIq73zK_k #Congo #SRM #Oceans #GlobalSouth

Morocco receives Degrees funding for its first SRM study 👏 Alongside his team, Dr Victor Ongoma will assess how SRM might affect heat and rainfall extremes across North Africa 👉 youtu.be/Wf0B-mAfiik #Morocco #SRM #ClimateChange #GlobalSouth

Jordan launches its first SRM project with Degrees funding 👏 Prof. Jawad Al-Bakri and team will explore how SRM could influence crop productivity and water-scarce agriculture in arid conditions 👉 youtu.be/K_0RxIoug5E #Jordan #SRM #ClimateScience #GlobalSouth

We’ve funded four new research teams from Cabo Verde, Jordan, Morocco and the Republic of the Congo to conduct their country’s first-ever SRM study 👏 Read more 👇 www.degrees.ngo/four-new-cou... Watch this space for more details on each project in the coming days. #SRM #ClimateChange #GlobalSouth

“Climate-intervention research will move forward somewhere. The choice is whether we help steer it or simply endure its outcomes.” - Degrees-funded researcher Kwesi A. Quagraine on the need for Africa to be at the table in climate engineering decisions 👉 www.graphic.com.gh/news/general...

☀️Celebrating 50 peer-reviewed papers from Degrees-funded scientists exploring how SRM could affect the world physically, socially & politically. From Mexico to Benin, researchers across the Global South are leading the way in SRM science & governance 👉https://www.degrees.ngo/50-paper-milestone/

Read DSG’s latest post on the workshop we co-hosted this month in Latin America. The opportunity allowed government representatives to come together to engage in a multilateral negotiation simulation, aided by @degrees.ngo researchers from the region. bit.ly/435v2Nq

For the first time, Degrees-funded modelling & social science teams met in Bogotá, CO to explore SRM science & governance in the LAC region, marking a key step toward collaborative, holistic SRM research. www.degrees.ngo/second-lac-w...

@newscientist.com reports on a survey showing many climate scientists expect large-scale efforts to block radiation from the sun by 2100. Incl. quotes from our CEO Andy Parker and funded researcher Ines Camilloni 👉 www.newscientist.com/article/2498...

Could solar geoengineering help or harm the Amazon? Our Marcos Regis da Silva will be part of a live discussion of the topic on 28 October – sign up to watch the debate via @srm360.bsky.social: srm360.org/event/could-...

🌍 The Degrees Global Forum report is out! 300 people from 49 countries made this the biggest SRM event to date. Swipe for highlights and download the report below: www.degrees.ngo/wp-content/u... #DGF2025 #Solargeoengineering

Another well-deserved success: Degrees researcher Dr Frederic Bonou has won the 2025 Africa Award for Research Excellence in Earth or Ocean Sciences from the American Geophysical Union 👏 🌍 > www.agu.org/honors/afric...

📢 We're hiring for a Policy Engagement Manager, Asia. They will strengthen the voice of the Global South in discussions on solar geoengineering / SRM research and governance with relevance to Asia by connecting experts to policy processes. Apply by 19th October 2025: www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

Congratulations to Romaric C. Odoulami on being named one of @forbes.com's Sustainability Leaders 2025! 👏 🌱 He has co-led 3 Degrees Modelling Fund projects, secured $1.5 million from @simonsfoundation.org, and co-launched the African Climate Intervention Research Hub. www.forbes.com/sites/elisab...

“Africa must move from passive recipient to active leader in SRM research, governance and public engagement.” 🌍African scientists who started work on the topic through Degrees grants have delivered a bold and timely message in Nature: 🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02420-z

Congratulations to our teams in Jamaica, Nigeria, Uganda and Mali, who have received extensions to their grants 👏 Their projects include the impact of solar radiation modification (SRM) on renewable energy, crop yields, rain-fed agriculture and droughts. Read more: www.degrees.ngo/continuation...

👏 Congratulations to Amadou Coulibaly, new Director of WASCALS's Climate Change & Agriculture Graduate Programme in Mali 🇲🇱 He leads a Degrees-funded SRM project on droughts in West Africa and is bringing this work into the classroom. Watch an interview with him below 📹 youtu.be/FpbEyW-2v-4

Congratulations to the 14 Degrees-funded researchers who will help produce the next @ipcc.bsky.social climate report 👏They come from varied research backgrounds, and have added SRM studies to their work as the topic gains more interest around the world 🌍 Read more > www.degrees.ngo/ipcc-ar7-con...

👏 Congratulations to Helene Muri on her election to Norway’s Academy of Technological Sciences! She’s volunteered with Degrees since 2018—supporting Global South modelling teams and reviewing proposals. Grateful for her ongoing support! https://ntva.no/aktuelt/nyhetsbrev/nye-medlemmer-i-ntva

📢 We're hiring! Join Degrees as our new Policy Engagement Assistant—help strengthen Global South capacity and advance fairer, more inclusive governance of solar geoengineering. 🗓️Apply by 31 August 🌐 Remote (UK) 🔗 https://www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-opportunity-policy-engagement-assistant/

The first paper from our Socio-Political fund teams has been published 👏 Maria Ines Carabajal and co from Argentina studied the response to a solar geoengineering stunt in Mexico, recommending ways forward for governance across the Latin American and Caribbean region: www.degrees.ngo/srm-mexico-g...

🌍 In our latest newsletter, we reflect on the largest SRM gathering to date, #DGF2025 — key takeaways, featured content, and what’s next for the SRM field. 📬 Read the update here: https://mailchi.mp/degrees/degrees-update-building-a-global-community

🌡️ Extreme heat is one of the most dangerous climate risks. Could solar geoengineering help, or make things worse? Join @srm360.bsky.social for a live panel discussing this important topic. 📆 29 July - 14:00 UTC. 🔗 Register here: srm360.org/event/making...

📣 Job opportunity - we're hiring for a Digital Communications Officer! 🧑‍💻 Love communicating complex topics and are handy with tools like Canva, Premiere Pro, LinkedIn and WordPress? Join us at the intersection of climate change and international development: www.degrees.ngo/careers/job-...

"We're broadening the tent, but we have more to do." - Rose Mutiso 🌍 Participants at the Degrees Global Forum 2025 reflected on widening the solar geoengineering debate, bringing in new voices, and the work ahead. Watch the video below👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGZw...

🌍 #DGF2025 put the Global South at the centre of the SRM debate. Our partner @uclalawemmett.bsky.social ‬'s Prof. Ted Parson reflects on these landmark conversations in a new piece: https://legal-planet.org/2025/07/09/a-landmark-geoengineering-conversation-in-the-global-south/

🥳 Huge congratulations to Degrees' Chair Oliver Morton (@eaterofsun.bsky.social)‬ for winning the @absw.bsky.social award for Opinion Piece or Editorial of the Year for his article 'A place to talk about cooling the Earth' in @economist.com: www.economist.com/the-world-ah...

Is geoengineering research becoming more mainstream? @newscientist.com investigated, incl. our CEO Andy Parker: “We’ve got no position on whether SRM is ever used or not. But we do think that developing countries need an informed voice to do their own research.” www.newscientist.com/article/2483...

Last week, our @jreynolds.org .org presented at a meeting of the @belmontforum.bsky.social, where we have just become an observer member. We look forward to working with the Forum to advance its mission of accelerating environmental change research 🤝 belmontforum.org

🎧 Listen to the latest Cleaning Up Podcast - recorded at #DGF2025! Bryony Worthington interviewed Thelma Krug about all things climate - including solar geoengineering and how research is crucial, especially in the Global South 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTJD...

It's been one month since the Degrees Global Forum - what were your takeaways? Watch our wrap-up video to relive some of the best moments 👇 #DGF2025 youtu.be/0HtDByWMyjY

Shaping the future of SRM research for a shared future—A few highlights from yesterday’s event that we co-organised with Reflective on the sidelines of TED Countdown, Nairobi 🌍

Congratulations Bob Alex Ogwang, Alex Nimusiima and team for their paper 'Implications of Solar Radiation Modification on Rainfall and Temperature Patterns over Eastern Africa'. It also marks the 40th published paper supported by our modelling fund! 🥳 www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16...

Last week at a workshop on #SRM hosted by @unep.org and ‪@wmo-global.bsky.social, nearly half the speakers were our funded researchers, from both our modelling and socio-political teams - bringing globally diverse experts to science-policy dialogues at the highest level: www.unep.org/events/works...