Driving Responsible Policy and Research
on Solar Geoengineering
At DSG, we connect scientific research with policy, providing leaders—especially in climate-vulnerable regions—with the tools and insights needed for informed engagement. Through capacity building, collaboration, and knowledge exchange, we support inclusive dialogue that drives equitable, science-based governance.
Empowering Policymakers with Science-Based Insights
With global deliberations on solar geoengineering accelerating, DSG’s Policy Program works to ensure that governance structures reflect diverse voices and are built on transparency, equity, and scientific integrity.
Leading up to the 7th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), DSG is actively preparing policymakers and negotiators with the insights needed for constructive participation in multilateral discussions. By collaborating with interdisciplinary experts, we produce evidence-based resources that enhance trust, understanding, and effective governance strategies.
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Monitoring and Tracking
Governance Activity
DSG's Governance Activity Dashboard provides stakeholders with information on relevant international SRM governance activities.
Addressing Solar Geoengineering within the CBD Framework
By examining the fragmented governance of solar geoengineering, focusing on key international bodies like the CBD, UNEA, and LC/LP, this brief underscores the need for coordinated global action that protects biodiversity, centers climate-vulnerable communities, and promotes inclusive, transparent deliberation. It also outlines next steps for the CBD to lead in risk assessment, capacity building, and global engagement.
Governance of SRM: Developing The Pakistan Perspective
This policy brief is the result of a training workshop conducted in January 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan, where the authors both spoke about solar geoengineering issues relating to the country’s context. It outlines key governance challenges, proposes a starting point for civil society and policymakers to engage in global debates, and offers recommendations for how Pakistan can approach emerging climate interventions.
Shaping a More Informed and Inclusive Knowledge Base
DSG contributes to both social and physical science research, helping shape a more informed and inclusive global knowledge base. By advising research efforts, generating regionally relevant questions, and fostering public engagement, we work to ensure that governance discussions are grounded in evidence and equity.
Advising External Research
DSG provides expert guidance on solar geoengineering research, serving on advisory boards and collaborating on key projects to support responsible and informed scientific advancement.
Workshop Outcomes
DSG workshops inspire research through regionally relevant questions with local partners, boosting public engagement in social science and technology. By working with social scientists, we share methodologies that help improve models for deliberation and governance in solar geoengineering.
The Solar Geoengineering Ecosystem: Key Actors Across the Landscape of the Field
In this updated edition of The Solar Geoengineering Ecosystem: Key Actors Across the Landscape of the Field, DSG and the Forum on Climate Engineering Assessment (FCEA) explore the accelerating public interest, research, and policy discussions around solar geoengineering. The revised report offers a clear snapshot of the evolving landscape—highlighting key actors, their work, and what may come next across sectors and regions.
A Justice-Based Analysis of Solar Geoengineering & Capacity Building
This report outlines the justice-based foundations of DSG’s work, emphasizing the moral and procedural imperative to include climate-vulnerable and underrepresented communities in solar geoengineering governance. It highlights the lack of attention and resources within the field to support meaningful participation from these groups and details DSG’s approach to closing this gap through long-term, capacity-building partnerships.
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