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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · 10h

🌍 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

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · 13d

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...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · 15d

📢 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-...

Job Opportunity: Policy Engagement Manager, Asia

The Degrees Initiative seeks an Operations Officer to join a growing dynamic charity working on climate change and development.

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · 19d

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...

Romaric Odoulami
Researcher, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Geoengineering has become a controversial idea, but Dr. Romaric Odoulami is studying the intricate science behind how it would work. He leads an Africa-wide collaboration of scientists studying the effects of these proposed techniques on the continent's weather patterns, the largest research effort of its kind in the Global South. Supported by a $1.5-million fund from the Simons Foundation International, Odoulami uses computer models to study how different particles would disperse into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight and cool the earth, a method called Solar Radiation Management. But this could also have unintended consequences such as drought, which would harm crop production and food security. In May 2025, Benin-born Odoulami co-launched the African Climate Intervention Research Hub to support climate research across the continent.

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · 27d

“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

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Sep 3

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...

Four more SRM modelling teams receive grant extensions

Teams from Jamaica, Nigeria, Mali and Uganda have been awarded more funding to continue their research for another two years.

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Aug 21

👏 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

Dr Amadou Coulibaly: Advancing SRM Research in Mali with Degrees

YouTube video by The Degrees Initiative

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Aug 20

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...

14 Degrees-funded researchers will help to produce the next IPCC climate report

Authors and Review Editors for the next major IPCC climate report include Global South experts who receive Degrees Initiative funding.

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Aug 8

👏 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

Helene working with Degrees-funded scientists at our first-ever research planning workshop in Trieste, Italy - 2018

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Aug 5

📢 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/

Job Opportunity: Policy Engagement Assistant

The Degrees Initiative seeks a Policy Engagement Assistant to join a growing, dynamic charity working on climate change and development.

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Aug 1

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...

Solar geoengineering stunt in Mexico prompts calls for governance discussions on controversial technology

A Degrees-funded team from Argentina analysed the response to an unauthorised small-scale deployment of solar geoengineering in Mexico in 2023, and recommend ways forward for governance across the Lat...

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 25

🌍 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

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 23

🌡️ 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...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 21

📣 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-...

Job Opportunity: Digital Communications Officer

The Degrees Initiative seeks a Digital Communications Officer to join a growing, dynamic charity working on climate change and development.

www.degrees.ngo

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 18

"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...

Degrees Global Forum Reflections: Broadening the SRM Conversation

YouTube video by The Degrees Initiative

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 15

🌍 #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/

A Landmark Geoengineering Conversation in the Global South

The UCLA Emmett Institute helps sponsor and organize the Degrees Global Forum, the largest event of its kind to date.

legal-planet.org

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 10

The judges said of the piece: "A genuinely novel point of view on a broad topic that goes beyond research and recommends urgent policy action. The article is well grounded in the legal and regulatory facts — an Op-Ed that could make a difference."
www.absw.org.uk/pages/meet-t...

The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jul 10

🥳 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...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jun 27

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...

Why geoengineering is no longer a complete taboo for scientists

Geoengineering comes in many forms and the risks and potential benefits vary widely. But many researchers now feel it’s time to investigate this controversial idea

www.newscientist.com

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jun 26

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 🤝
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Home - Belmont Forum

Providing knowledge for understanding, mitigating and adapting to global environmental change Learn more Open Opportunities

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jun 19

🎧 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...

Deforestation, Oil & Aviation Fuels: A Brazilian Take on the Climate Emergency | Ep213: Thelma Krug

YouTube video by Cleaning Up Podcast

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jun 18

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

Degrees Global Forum 2025

YouTube video by The Degrees Initiative

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · Jun 17

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 🌍

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · May 30

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...

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The Degrees Initiative @degrees.ngo · May 29

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...

Consultative Workshop and Science-Policy Dialogue on Solar Radiation Modification

The Joint UNEP-WMO Consultative Workshop and Science-Policy Dialogue on Solar Radiation Modification will take place at WMO Headquarters in Geneva and co-facilitated together with the International Sc...

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