24 June 2025, 15:00-16:00 CEST | Online (Link provided after registration)
With funding for Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) rising rapidly in recent years, the question of SRM research governance has been given new urgency. In this rapidly evolving landscape, current governance frameworks for scientific research must adapt and innovate in order to adequately address the uncertainties and risks entailed by SRM research. SRM research is importantly dissimilar from climate research – bearing more similarity to other high-risk research areas – which indicates a need for special institutional arrangements. Furthermore, the ethics of SRM research are complex and bring special challenges for legitimacy, procedural justice, and recognition with respect to the potential global, intergenerational, and cross-community scopes of legitimation requirements.
The EU-funded Co-CREATE Project is undertaking a systematised review of the ethical issues raised by SRM research, identifying gaps within applicable ethical frameworks and codes of conduct. In this public seminar, our Consortium will share their latest work on the institutional implications of legitimate and recognition-inclusive SRM research institutions. We will convene two experts on the topic to share their reflections, and then open the floor for attendees to share their insights on the matter and advance the debate on this contentious question.
Agenda
15:00-15:05 – Welcome, Nicole Santiago (Trilateral Research)
15:05-15:15 – Co-CREATE Presentation: Research Ethics for SRM, Dominic Lenzi and Bennet Francis (University of Twente)
15:15-12:25 – Expert Reflections, Holly J. Buck (University at Buffalo), Second Speaker TBA!
15:25-15:55 – Open Moderated Discussion
15:55-16:00 – Closing Remarks, Nicole Santiago (Trilateral Research)