CSEi Research
Areas of Research
- Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM): SRM is a set of proposed techniques to reflect a small fraction of sunlight back into space to cool the planet and counteract some of the effects of climate change.
- Open-Systems Carbon Removal: Open-systems carbon removal refers to approaches that capture and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using natural or engineered processes that don’t rely on closed, industrial-scale facilities.
- Glacial Interventions: Glacial interventions are proposed techniques to slow the melting of ice sheets and glaciers, helping to reduce sea level rise.
- Policy, Ethics, & Governance: Research on policy, ethics, and governance is crucial for understanding how climate interventions like solar geoengineering, open-systems carbon removal, and glacial interventions should—or shouldn’t—be developed and deployed.
CSEi-Funded Research Projects
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
The Effect of Solar Geoengineering on Surface Winds
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
Impacts of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection on Precipitation and High-Altitude Clouds: A Model Hierarchy Approach
Open-Systems Carbon Removal Project
Interdisciplinary Research on Open Ocean Alkalinization
Open-Systems Carbon Removal Project
Leading Indicators: Marine Microbial Community Gene Expression Responses to Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement
Glacial Intervention Project
Low Carbon, High Albedo, and Biodegradable Spray Foam for Glacial Ice Insulation
Open-Systems Carbon Removal Project
Ocean Deacidification Project
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
Orbital Dust Injection: An Artificial Planetary Torus
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
Planetary Aerosol Geoengineering Research Illuminates Earthbound Climate Engineering
Policy, Ethics, & Governance Project
Prudent Climate Policy in a World of Uncertainty
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
Quantifying and Understanding Uncertainties in Regional Impacts of Solar Geoengineering
Policy, Ethics, & Governance Project
Researching and Designing Market Shaping Tools for Carbon Removal
Policy, Ethics, & Governance Project
The Role of Analogies in Shaping Public and Policymaker Perceptions of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI)
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project
Solar Radiation Management Pessimization
Sunlight Reflection Methods (SRM) Project