Kingston, Jamaica On 24 and 25 August 2022 the Inter-American Institute (IAI) for Global Change Research in partnership with the Degrees Initiative and Carnegie Climate Governance Initiative (C2G) held a two-day conference at the University of the West Indies’ headquarters
On 5-8 July 2022 the Harvard Solar Geoengineering Research Program (SGRP) hosted a research residency for DECIMALS research scientists. The residency offered a unique chance for SRM researchers from around the world to meet in person, share ideas, and develop
The Degrees Initiative, in partnership with TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences, is pleased to announce the opening of the second call for proposals for the DECIMALS Fund. DECIMALS (Developing Country Impacts Modelling Analysis for SRM) supports teams of scientists
The DECIMALS Fund has been selected as one of ten Scale-Up projects of the 2021 Paris Peace Forum. DECIMALS, which is administered by the Degrees Initiative, supports teams of scientists in developing countries as they research how SRM could affect
After ten years operating as a project based at other institutions, the Degrees Initiative has registered as a charity in England and Wales. This represents a major milestone for the initiative and a major step forward in our plans to
After a decade as a project housed at other NGOs, the SRM Governance Initiative (SRMGI) has moved into a new phase, establishing as an independent non-profit organisation and changing its name to The Degrees Initiative. Degrees stands for Developing world
The Degrees Initiative will be taking part in the Paris Peace Forum from 11 to 13 November 2021. Following a call for proposals earlier this year, our initiative was selected to be featured among 80 other solutions for peace. Participants
Three new teams have just been awarded DECIMALS grants in Bangladesh, Kenya and the Philippines. Congratulations and welcome to them! Altogether, 15 new scientists will research the potential impacts of SRM on their regions from 2021 to 2023: In Bangladesh,
We are delighted to announce that three renowned scientists are joining the DECIMALS pool of collaborators to work with the southern scientists funded through our programme. Prof. Alan Robock from Rutgers University, Dr Mari Tye from the National Center for
On 19 September 2021, Heri Kuswanto and his team published the first scientific paper on SRM from Indonesia and from the entire region of Southeast Asia. It investigates how SRM could affect temperatures and humidity over Indonesia. Climate change is projected
