Solar Radiation Modification Stakeholder Briefing

In collaboration with the Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), we organized a Solar Radiation Modification stakeholder briefing in Nairobi, bringing together participants from government, civil society organizations, and the private sector to train them on the concepts of carbon dioxide removal and policymaking skills.

Solar Radiation Modification, also known as solar geoengineering, is one of the proposed carbon dioxide removal techniques to mitigate the effects of climate change by reflecting sunlight back into space, preventing it from warming the Earth. It essentially tries to cool down the planet by reducing the amount of sunlight absorbed by the Earth’s system.

During the Briefing, it was emphasized that Kenya’s SRM policy must address the agriculture (fertilization and rainfall patterns), marine (ocean acidification), energy (solar technologies), and water sectors.