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

In DSG’s latest piece, Michael Thompson describes the state of the SRM conversation, where two poles dominate: those pushing deployment readiness, and those demanding prohibition. Learn why demanding consensus and speed will only strip agency and generate backlash: bit.ly/4rL0zxn

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

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

❗We’re hiring an Executive Assistant and Special Projects Coordinator to support DSG’s Executive Director and Managing Director. The position is remote and full-time, with benefits and flexible PTO. Apply now or send this to someone that would be a great fit: bit.ly/4j0znrQ

Introducing DSG's 2025 Early Career Fellows, Sofia Kabbej and Arowolo Ayomide Victor. Sofia and Victor bring regionally grounded insights, interdisciplinary expertise, and lived experience to the emerging landscape of SRM governance. Read about their work and motivations: bit.ly/4aLALMN

UNEA7 agenda is full (plastics+UNEP work program). No SRM resolution is tabled so countries aren’t preparing to negotiate the topic. A sneak-attack SRM push to intentionally short-circuit consultation would sideline frontline agency, concentrate power & erode trust. #UNEA7 #SRM #solargeoengineering

Last week in Bogotá, Colombia, DSG co-organized a regional capacity-building workshop alongside the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, the Degrees Initiative, and IDEAM Colombia. Watch the video below for a sneak peek into those two days: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXC0...

Private companies are entering the SRM space—filing patents, raising capital, and treating the stratosphere as an investment frontier. DSG leadership, alongside our newest Senior Scholar, Simon Nicholson, explore the growing tension between two competing visions. Read it now: bit.ly/3JoGzRf

Don't miss DSG at #ClimateWeekNYC - Solar Geoengineering Research: Next Steps for Civil Society 🌏. In partnership with @chesapeakeclimate.bsky.social‬, we'll explore the question of how U.S. civil society might engage with SRM. Happening September 24 4-6pm. Register now:

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