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June 3, 2022

Climate Change
Term Member Virtual Meeting: Reflecting Sunlight to Cool the Planet

With the planet warming at an alarming pace, there are currently three main approaches to managing risks from the changing climate: reducing emissions, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, an…

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Virtual Event by Stewart M. Patrick and Chloe Demrovsky International Institutions and Global Governance Program

February 12, 2020

Climate Change
Dimming the Sky

As climate change accelerates, some scientists are researching ways to alter our climate to slow down warming. But the method, called solar geoengineering, comes with some serious risks. 

Podcast A hazy sky above the clouds where solar geoengineering could occur.
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra Why It Matters

July 2, 2019

Global Governance
The Anticipatory Governance of Solar Radiation Management

Emission reductions alone are unlikely to prevent severe climate change effects. Geoengineering proposals are a way forward, but they need legitimate and effective governance.

Sun setting over the ocean in North Devon, United Kingdom, on February 7, 2011.
Report by Oliver Geden and Susanne Dröge International Institutions and Global Governance Program

May 24, 2022

Climate Change
Solar Reflection and Reducing Climate Risk

Stewart M. Patrick, the James H. Binger senior fellow in global governance and director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program at CFR, explains climate intervention technique…

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Webinar by Stewart M. Patrick, Carla Anne Robbins, and Irina A. Faskianos Local Journalists Webinars

March 17, 2022

Climate Change
Climate Adaptation: Rising Tides in Coastal Cities

The world is already witnessing the effects of climate change. One inescapable and irreversible consequence is sea-level rise, which could destroy coastal cities. How will the world adapt to rising t…

Podcast Yellow taxi cabs submerged in floodwaters
Podcast by Gabrielle Sierra Why It Matters