In the latest article from @srm360.bsky.social, @sktalati.bsky.social describes the difference in tone of two recent events that DSG was present at; the Frontiers in Climate Systems Engineering conference at the University of Chicago, and the Co-CREATE Forum. bit.ly/4obEEPL

Last week, @sktalati.bsky.social and Clara Botto were in Brussels for the Co-CREATE Forum on SRM Research and Governance. Contributing to the opening plenary sessions of both days of the meeting, Shuchi and Clara underscored the need for governance that is just, deliberative, and inclusive.

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

📆 Next Monday (May 25th), join @hassaansipra.bsky.social as he moderates a virtual session for @wcrpclimate.bsky.social. The event aims to bridge the dialogue between scientific research and policy implementation on climate intervention. Sign up: bit.ly/4nv6hDi

“Where has the scientific merit review and the transparent public review process been for the last two years for this alleged particle? This idea of intellectual property with (SRM) is massively problematic.” @sktalati.bsky.social weighs in on the latest announcement from Stardust: bit.ly/4wvO9gG

To close out the 🌟CIN Stories series, we hear from PhD candidate Burgess Langshaw Power. After working in government and witnessing limited capacity for governments to grapple with climate intervention, Burgess decided to undertake a PhD focused on polycentric governance. bit.ly/48Kv0xm

On the latest episode of the Oceanography podcast @hassaansipra.bsky.social, DSG’s Director of Global Engagement, closes a series on marine climate intervention, exploring critical justice and governance questions. Listen on Spotify (bit.ly/42rrCny) or Apple Music (bit.ly/4np30oT).

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...

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.

🌟Today we share the work of Iris Moting, PhD student at UCT, whose work examines the possible exposure of Africans to extreme temperatures and rainfall under SAI. Watch to learn what the models say about the occurrence of drought in West and Central Africa. www.youtube.com/watch?v=29gF...

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.

A new report funded by the World Health Organization underscores the need for a health-centered governance approach to SRM. Led by FLACSO Argentina, DSG provided insight on how governance and public engagement of SRM may shape consideration for the WHO’s role in the space. bit.ly/4tZ4s3o

This Earth Day, we are reminded of a stark reality: climate risks are rising faster than the world’s capacity to manage them. As we consider our response to that instability, we are also seeing growing attention to SRM as part of the broader climate discourse. #EarthDay

🌟 Next up from the Climate Intervention Network: Annelot Broerze, who is completing her PhD at TU Delft. Watch below to learn more about the work she’s doing to explore both the physical and social elements of marine cloud brightening: youtu.be/G72u6O_R3fQ #CINstories

“Governance frameworks did not fail because no one cared about oversight; they failed because the pace of technical development and investment consistently outran the institutions meant to guide them.” Read DSG’s latest cross-sector comparison, between CDR and SRM: bit.ly/4tDAm5i

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

Our series of cross-sector comparisons kicks off with gene editing 🧬, a field that illustrates a recurring governance lesson: once trajectories are underway, establishing legitimacy becomes significantly more difficult than building it alongside early development. Learn more: bit.ly/48oK2Zb

🌟CIN Stories: Meet Cody Skahan, a PhD student at @ox.ac.uk. In the video below, Cody shares about his journey to the field and an exciting @aria-research.bsky.social-funded project he is working on with fellow CIN members. Watch now: bit.ly/41FCcXr

What lessons can we take from gene editing, carbon dioxide removal, and artificial intelligence, and apply to SRM governance? DSG’s latest series explores societal readiness to consider SRM through comparison to other high-stakes technologies. Read the first of four think-pieces: bit.ly/3Npl6d6

Join us in welcoming Jane Plichta as DSG’s new Executive Assistant and Special Projects Coordinator. As DSG continues to grow its activities, Jane will support organizational leadership and operations.

This week, @sktalati.bsky.social will be providing a keynote at @utgeophysics.bsky.social's SCI-EX Workshop. Over two days, the workshop will focus on impacts on extreme climate events under SRM, including governance and ethics considerations. Learn more: bit.ly/3NU0BoY

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

🌟CIN Stories: Meet Alistair Duffey, a recent PhD graduate of @ucl.ac.uk who now serves as Senior Scientist at the nonprofit Reflective. In the video below, Alistair shares about his work modelling SAI scenarios and speaks to the value of finding community. Watch now: bit.ly/4usD6nz

DSG’s 2025 Impact Report, out today, shares the details of our work to center legitimacy, representation, and accountability in the SRM field through the engagement of over 100 NGOs, policymakers, journalists, researchers, civil society groups, and youth. Read the report: bit.ly/3N5RrW3

🌟CIN Stories: Meet Julieta Nasi, a social science researcher at FLACSO Argentina. Julieta examines the public perception of solar geoengineering in Latin American and the Caribbean and emphasizes the importance of understanding local contexts. Watch now: bit.ly/4rJ05st

Yesterday’s announcement of the Solar Geoengineering Research Governance Platform (see sgrg.org) was covered by @eenews.bsky.social, who highlight DSG, CEEW, @agu.org, and @aria-research.bsky.social's motivations for moving solar geoengineering governance forward in this way. Read on: bit.ly/4l4FRXJ

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

DSG Fellow Sofia Kabbej, who has a deep background in climate security, applies this lens to the SRM conversation, suggesting that the conditions that make SRM potentially attractive as a climate response are precisely those that make cooperative governance challenging. Read now: bit.ly/4qNBsK2

Introducing a new series: 🌟CIN Stories🌟. Members of the Climate Intervention Network share their journeys toward the field, and the exciting projects they’re working on. First up is Tolulope Emmanuel Adeliyi, PhD student at the University of Illinois Chicago. Watch the interview: bit.ly/4c1NVWQ

Latest from DSG: Read about Clara Botto’s engagement with the Young Leaders in Ocean Governance program and how international, cross-sector conversations on SRM can reveal opportunities and constraints–such as the relevance of the insurance sector and how Bermuda plays a role in this. bit.ly/4rx4Q80

Governance is critical to develop alongside technology. However, it often follows, creating accountability, transparency and inclusivity risks. Explore where SRM governance stands and what the gaps are. bit.ly/4qYm4LN

As we dive into 2026, DSG is reflecting on the regions, communities, and sectors we engaged with in 2025. Our newsletter, out today, introduces four new Advisory Board members, highlights our early-career fellows, and shares our team’s recent thought leadership. Read it now: bit.ly/3ZqpGKi

In our latest piece, Lexi Wright, Communications and Events Manager, shares her journey to SRM and DSG–fueled by a desire to find a climate niche that might give the next generation an equitable chance. Read about the questions that arose when viewing the global and local in tandem: bit.ly/4k8WocS

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

DSG’s Michael Thompson was asked to comment on the US' withdrawal from 66 organisations focused on climate change, democracy, and rule of law. Read what he shared with @srm360.bsky.social and why, at this moment, the loss of science cooperation and capacity should be focal. bit.ly/4jFWjNs

Justice is at the core of DSG’s work. What this means in practice can feel complex. The resource below, and the rest of DSG’s Ethics and Human Rights Learning Resources, elaborate on the concepts behind the questions we grapple with. View the resources here: bit.ly/4qDjEBx

SRM never appeared on the formal agenda at UNEA-7, but it was in the room. Hallway conversations, side events, and quiet questions about governance, legitimacy, and who gets to decide. Our reflections from Nairobi: www.sgdeliberation.org/dsg-writing/...

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

As the year wraps, we’re reflecting on all that’s happened. DSG touched 80 NGOs on six continents, building power from the ground up, supporting policymakers, and launching resources for all to use. There’s much to come in 2026 but for now, happy holidays🌟. Read more: tinyurl.com/2jphyeds.

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.

❗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

A new report from DSG and collaborators distills the takeaways, discussion themes, and next steps after our October workshop in Bogota, in partnership with @iai-news.bsky.social and @degrees.ngo. Read the report in English (bit.ly/48zArPU) or Spanish (bit.ly/4iUgbMp).

Today, DSG is announcing a new initiative: SRM Governance Horizons. As real-world activity surrounding SRM accelerates, this work will publicly examine how political, financial, technological, and socio-cultural forces will shape emergent SRM pathways. Learn more: bit.ly/3N1viHR

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

As #UNEA7 kicks off, DSG’s new policy brief highlights priorities including: 1) mitigation and adaptation as the foundation of climate action, 2) the need for transparent and independent assessment, and 3) the need for equitable and inclusive engagement. Read the brief: bit.ly/48sc8U5

@sktalati.bsky.social sat down with Ross Keynon on the Reversing Climate Change podcast for a candid conversation on why the SRM agenda must not be set by the private sector, the hype cycle that the space is experiencing, and where we go from here. Listen to the episode now: bit.ly/48EWe7L

A new article from @washingtonpost.com details the current state of affairs on the private sector's involvement in SRM. @sktalati.bsky.social shares: “the whole move-fast-and-break-things ethos — I’ve seen it, and it hasn’t gone particularly well for society.” Read it now: bit.ly/3KCzo8E

In DSG's latest writing, Fellow Grace Mbungu and Hassaan Sipra examine multiple visions of SRM leadership in Africa, underscoring that no single “African response” exists and the world should be prepared to listen to the broad spectrum of views on the continent. Read the piece: bit.ly/48OakVq

DSG’s Alia Hassan and Michael Thompson are on the ground at UNEA-7 in Nairobi. Thursday, they’ll be hosting an event with @envdefensefund.bsky.social and @c2es.bsky.social. Join us in Side Event Room 14 or register for the livestream through LinkedIn: bit.ly/48us6vE #UNEA7

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-...