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Update on new features in the IIASA Scenario Explorers
by LIGONO Lisah 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

Dear GENIE colleagues, I would like to share an update on some of the new features that the Scenario Services team at IIASA has recently implemented in the Scenario Explorer front-end, which are now also available in the CDR Knowledge hub. As shared last year we added a data explorer to the CDR Knowledge hub to visualize the scenarios data. [cid:6550682a-1dad-428a-8a62-7c3dec901e7e] We now support native model regions and have added a map explorer to visualize the time-series data on a map. Below is an example of the R5 regions visualized. [cid:1128aaa3-b5a7-45cb-bfec-d4e370b04d47] In addition, the chart legend and mouse-over information in the data explorer plots have been made more user-friendly. You can now choose between multiple stacking options, customize colors, and use a highlight-dataset feature to easily identify specific time series. [cid:ec59f508-9a88-48ba-b4c8-d2c4524d42da] Please feel free to share any comments or suggestions for further improvements. Best regards, Lisah

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From Aarhus to Geneva
by Livia Bianca Fritz 06 Feb '26

06 Feb '26

Hi GENIE colleagues, I am reaching out with some personal news: this week I started an Assistant Professorship at University of Geneva, where I am part of an interdisciplinary Center on Environmental Governance<https://www.unige.ch/environnement/en>. I remain involved in AU activities in a small capacity (and hence my email remains active too), but just in case, here are my new contact details: livia.fritz(a)unige.ch<mailto:livia.fritz@unige.ch> Best wishes from lake Geneva - do let me know if you happen to be in the area 😊 Livia

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New GENIE article - Climate change interventions at the “top of the world”: Exploring risk-risk tradeoffs in coastal protection and forest carbon removal in Alaska
by Benjamin Sovacool 27 Jan '26

27 Jan '26

Hi all, Last year, I went to Alaska for original field research in the Arctic circle with Indigenous groups and forest managers, supported partly by GENIE and by a Sloan Foundation grant with Holly Buck. The paper offers some sobering critiques of carbon forestry as well as coastal protection. I have the citation as follows, PDF attached for ease of reference. Sovacool, BK. “Climate change interventions at the “top of the world”: Exploring risk-risk tradeoffs in coastal protection and forest carbon removal in Alaska,” Frontiers in Political Science 8 (January 26, 2026), 1695743, pp. 1-19. Available at https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/political-science/articles/10.3389/fpo…. Best, Benjamin From: Political Science Production Office <politicalscience.production.office(a)frontiersin.org<mailto:politicalscience.production.office@frontiersin.org>> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 1:42 AM To: Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool(a)bu.edu<mailto:sovacool@bu.edu>> Subject: Your article is now published You don't often get email from politicalscience.production.office(a)frontiersin.org<mailto:politicalscience.production.office@frontiersin.org>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Dear Dr. Sovacool, Congratulations, your article has now been published in our journal. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2026.1695743 <https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> What happens next? Please fill in this short 3-minute survey<https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> to share your experience of publishing with Frontiers. Your feedback is very valuable and helps us to continue improving this process for authors like you. To maximize your impact, share your article on social media and email—now is the time to let the world know your achievement. Read our annual report<https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> to learn more about how Frontiers helps boost the visibility of your work. Looking to measure your article’s success? Sign into or set up your Loop profile<https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> and click ‘Impact’ to access your insights dashboard. You can track your article’s impact through Loop and see views, downloads, and citations. Now is a good time to update your profile and encourage your article’s co-authors to complete their profiles too. Indexing your article Frontiers will ensure your article is deposited into all the repositories where the journal is currently indexed. Once an article has been published, the lead times to indexation can vary, depending on the repository. If you have any specific questions, please sign into the production forum<https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> where our chatbot can address your queries or forward them to a member of our team. Regards, Frontiers in Political Science Production Office Article ID: 1695743 Article DOI: 10.3389/fpos.2026.1695743 Journal: Frontiers in Political Science This is an automated message just to keep you informed. So, you can’t reply to this, but we are here if you need us. The quickest way to talk to us is to sign into the production forum<https://links.email.frontiersin.org/ls/click?upn=u001.qPvnClRwyVsaBj5SNX-2F…> and use our chatbot. If you encounter any technical issue, contact support(a)frontiersin.org<mailto:support@frontiersin.org>, with 0rKXyRGMur5DqeK as reference. 000io

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FW: New themed collection on ‘Solar Radiation Management’ now online
by Benjamin Sovacool 26 Jan '26

26 Jan '26

Hi all, definitely relevant for our collective work on SRM … From: Environmental Science: Atmospheres <esatmospheres-rsc(a)rsc.org> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2026 5:01 AM To: Benjamin Sovacool <benjaminso(a)hih.au.dk> Subject: New themed collection on ‘Solar Radiation Management’ now online Discover our new atmospheric science collection ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Online Version<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/2dlQLtiiHkgQs5rlYpv313dbTazBLs6FJ__P5PmWWQE> [Environmental Science: Atmospheres banner]<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03WfW6ucvyWhn_spZvprQEKk> Dear Colleague, We are delighted to announce that the Environmental Science: Atmospheres<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03RWlSVHPsq_5kQ7cnYSlbE0> themed collection on ‘Solar Radiation Management’<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03ftyyn_1fLWDPsGj2JOhZ-8> is now online. Solar Radiation Management (SRM), or solar geoengineering, refers to emerging climate techniques aimed at reflecting some of the sunlight back into space to reduce global temperatures. Understanding the mechanisms and potential impacts of SRM, as well as the broader field of solar geoengineering, can refine climate models, leading to more accurate projections of their efficacy and risks. SRM has the potential to reduce climate impacts globally, yet it also carries significant risks and uncertainties. [Cover for ES: Atmospheres issue 6 2025]<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03Qdaro1liSuIWz8Zh4u_mRo> This collection highlights recent research in this area from experts in the field, including: Optimizing stratospheric aerosol lifetime and albedo through particle morphology and refractive index Benjamin Vennes, Alison Bain, James F. Davies and Thomas C. Preston<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03XfTftu2kb9-0yWTEFFICzU> Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2025,5, 998-1013. Increasing the Earth's albedo: the Köhler equation at sea <https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03YD11Qnl06XGm48FAZad3j0> J. I. Katz Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024,4, 1157-1160 The potential environmental and climate impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection: a review<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03dXT--HtZlxlW4mO_fiUo50> Han N. Huynh and V. Faye McNeill Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2024,4, 114-143. Idealized modeling of stratospheric aerosol injection deployment scenarios with two non-cooperative actors <https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03cZYJloN91OG2K7pe6MTvi8>Anni Määttänen, François Ravetta, Jérôme Bureau, Thibaut Lurton and Olivier Boucher Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2026, Accepted Manuscript. Solar radiation management: a history of the governance and political milestones<https://click.rsc.org/rsps/m/QpnADTJiPAUYOsLepFo03Sf7g36eXKaerHFP6qeYo8A> Sikina Jinnah and Zachary Dove Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2025,5, 656-673. 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FW: For Action - Proposal GENIE submitted
by Benjamin Sovacool 09 Jan '26

09 Jan '26

Dear all, with thanks to all who provided excellent content for our award submission, it has been submitted, a few days before the deadline. Final PDF attached, confirmation below. Without jinxing it, I have a good feeling about our chances! [cid:image001.png@01DC8184.EBAF9090] From: European Commission <EC-NO-REPLY-GRANT-MANAGEMENT(a)nomail.ec.europa.eu> Sent: Friday, January 9, 2026 4:26 PM To: Benjamin Sovacool <BenjaminSo(a)hih.au.dk> Subject: For Action - Proposal GENIE submitted Importance: High Europa / Funding & Tenders Portal notification Dear Proposal Participant, The following proposal has been submitted to the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System: Submitted by : Benjamin SOVACOOL (BenjaminSo(a)hih.au.dk<mailto:BenjaminSo@hih.au.dk>) Proposal acronym : GENIE Proposal ID : 101315794 (internal reference number: SEP-211274647) Call : ERC-2026-PERA Type of action : HORIZON-RPr Topic : ERC-2026-PERA Call closure : 2026-01-15 17:00:00 Date of submission : 2026-01-09 22:24:46 You may return to this proposal via the My Proposals<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myare…> tab (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myare…) in the Funding & Tenders Portal<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home>. Please also note that you may reedit and resubmit your proposal before the deadline. In this case only the latest submitted version will be used during evaluation. For your reference we included below information on the attachments uploaded to the submission system: Tpl_Application_Form_Part_B_prizes_ERC_2026_PERA.pdf (439317 bytes, uploaded on 2026-01-09 22:18:09) This email does not constitute a formal proof that the proposal submitted will be retained for evaluation. What's next? After the evaluation of the proposal, information about the outcome of the evaluations will be made available via the Funding & Tenders Portal. You will be notified by e-mail when this information becomes available. Exception: ERC applicants and main host institution contacts are informed via the ERC Feedback to Applicants site and are also alerted by e-mails. The subsequent invitation to grant preparation will be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Who is notified about the results? All contact persons identified in the proposal will receive an e-mail (to the e-mail address linked to the person's EU Login). Already nominated LEARs (Legal Entity Appointed Representative) or account administrators of the participating organisations will also receive a notification e-mail. Please make sure that the e-mail addresses used for the above contact persons remain active and that local e-mail handling rules do not prevent e-mails from the Commission systems from being received. The moment of sending the notification e-mails triggers the 30-day period for potential requests for evaluation review in programmes as in Horizon, where evaluation review is foreseen in the Rules for participation. When can you expect to be informed about the results? Feedback on the evaluation results will usually be sent within 5 months from the call deadline. With kind regards, European Commission - Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System team This email has been auto-generated. Please do not reply to this account. Your email will not be read. For any inquiries please contact the SEP helpdesk (+32 2 29 92222 or EC-FUNDING-TENDER-SERVICE-DESK(a)ec.europa.eu<mailto:EC-FUNDING-TENDER-SERVICE-DESK@ec.europa.eu>) If you want to change the frequency of receiving notifications with importance "Normal", you can do it in the Funding & Tenders Portal > My Notifications > Preferences

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No Governance Is Governance: Mapping SRM in Latin America and the Caribbean
by Benjamin Sovacool 12 Dec '25

12 Dec '25

Hi all, interesting article for those of us interested in non-WEIRD perspectives on SRM. From: María Inés Carabajal <micarabajal(a)gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2025 3:25 PM To: Sovacool, Benjamin <sovacool(a)bu.edu> Subject: Re: SRM IPCC mailing list You don't often get email from micarabajal(a)gmail.com<mailto:micarabajal@gmail.com>. Learn why this is important<https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Dear Dr. Sovacool, My name is María Inés Carabajal from Argentina (LA WG2 – Chapter 4 on adaptation options). It was a pleasure meeting you at the SRM marketplace. I am currently working on a project funded by the Degrees Initiative and ARIA, focused on public perceptions of SRM in Argentina, with the intention of expanding it to the wider Latin American region. We are conducting interviews and fieldwork with Argentine climate and environmental experts. As soon as we have some results, I would be delighted to share them with you. Given your expertise in the field, your insights would be extremely valuable, and I hope we might explore opportunities for collaboration in the future. We published our first article in the European Journal of Risk Regulation in May; I am attaching it here in case you find it of interest. I hope we can stay in touch. Kind regards, María Inés Carabajal

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ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 - Edits requested by January 9 2026
by Benjamin Sovacool 01 Dec '25

01 Dec '25

Dear GENIE comrades, I have prepared a nomination document for GENIE for the ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 (see below), with help and input from our newest GENIE postdoc Abbas AbdulRaifiu. It is attached, and due January 15, so I am requesting any comments or edits by January 9. Just make them directly here, which should be editable and open to everyone: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0jurrgloct4k48r4h9og6/ERC-Award-Draft-120125… When drafting this, I was struck with just how much GENIE has accomplished, from SHARD and HATCH to our focus groups/surveys and the Knowledge Hub and various efforts at dissemination. I think we have a genuine chance of winning this. With best wishes from Paris, Benjamin From: ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION(a)ec.europa.eu<mailto:ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION@ec.europa.eu> <ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION(a)ec.europa.eu<mailto:ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION@ec.europa.eu>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2025 4:08 AM To: Benjamin Sovacool <benjaminso(a)hih.au.dk<mailto:benjaminso@hih.au.dk>> Subject: ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 Dear Benjamin Sovacool, I am pleased to inform you that the ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has been launched. The award will recognise ERC-funded researchers who successfully engage audiences outside their field with their research. By “public engagement” we mean the involvement of the public in the design, conduct or dissemination of activities funded by the ERC. Engagement is a two-way process, involving interaction and mutual understanding for mutual benefit. Eight prizes will be awarded, each valued at €10 000. If you want to have an idea of what types of projects were successful in the past, you can find articles about them<https://erc.europa.eu/manage-your-project/public-engagement-research-award#…> on the ERC website and short video interviews available in the science communication playlist<https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtv6FnsXqnXCcgQQXjqWEPG2Ekqc0VSO4&si=y3H…> on the ERC YouTube channel. If you have engaged with the public in the course of your ERC-funded project or up to two years following its conclusion, and if your communication activities have contributed to bringing science closer to citizens, I encourage you to apply. Best regards, Maria Leptin ERC President How to apply All relevant information is available on the ERC website<https://erc.europa.eu/manage-your-project/public-engagement-research-award> and on the ERC-2026-PERA<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/oppor…> call published on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal website. ERC grantees with an ongoing project or a project that concluded on or after 31 December 2023 are eligible. Proposals can be submitted electronically at any time before the call deadline on 15 January 2026 at 17:00 CET (Brussels time) using the template provided in the submission system. Entries will be evaluated and selected in two rounds based on two evaluation criteria: strategy and implementation, and impact. Please consult the following document before submitting your entry: * ERC Work Programme 2026<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/hori…> (from page 44) * Rules of Contest<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/hori…> If you need support or advice, please contact the National Contact Point<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/suppo…> in your country or send an email to the following address: ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION(a)ec.europa.eu<mailto:ERC-PROJECT-PROMOTION@ec.europa.eu>.

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Canceling GENIE all-partner meetings in November and December?
by Benjamin Sovacool 24 Nov '25

24 Nov '25

Hi all, I'd like to propose canceling the next two monthly meetings - November 24 is the start of Thanksgiving Holiday in the United States for many of us (the holiday is on Thursday, but I myself will be on leave with my parents and brother in Colorado) and the end of December is of course winter break. I propose shifting to resume the meetings in January, where we could start the agenda again and have PIK/MCC give a possible presentation. Does this idea work for everyone? Benjamin

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FW: The Royal Society’s policy briefing on Solar Radiation Modification is now available online
by Benjamin Sovacool 05 Nov '25

05 Nov '25

FYI! From: Science Policy <Science.Policy(a)royalsociety.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2025 11:02 AM Cc: Science Policy <Science.Policy(a)royalsociety.org>; Mia Kett <Mia.Kett(a)royalsociety.org> Subject: The Royal Society’s policy briefing on Solar Radiation Modification is now available online Dear All We are delighted to announce that the Royal Society’s policy briefing on Solar Radiation Modification is now available on our website<https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/jTVPC2W13Upv2z1BFnfVC5Jk3-?domain=ro…>. If you have any questions about the policy briefing, please contact Mia Kett (Senior Policy Adviser) at mia.kett(a)royalsociety.org<mailto:mia.kett@royalsociety.org>. Kind regards The Royal Society

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Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?
by Benjamin Sovacool 10 Oct '25

10 Oct '25

Hi all, a few of us were discussing this recent paper at the UPTAKE meeting, some sober findings about offsets for things like nature based solutions but also our ongoing discussions about durability and permanence of storage. Link below, but PDF attached for convenience. ** https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-environ-1128… ABSTRACT This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of five to ten or more. Credit quality has remained a problem since the inception of carbon credits, despite repeated efforts to address the core challenges of additionality, leakage, double counting, environmental injustice, verification, and permanence. Combined, these issues have led many to conclude that overcrediting in carbon offsets is an intractable problem. These challenges helped stall the rapid growth in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) earlier this decade. They warrant renewed focus in the wake of COP29, where 200 nations significantly advanced the effort begun with the Paris Agreement to create the rules governing a global compliance market for carbon credits. But COP29 did not substantially address the quality problem, creating the risk the Paris compliance market will be rife with overcrediting and other problems-and that the VCM could undermine the Paris market. We recommend that all stakeholders begin focusing on high-integrity, durable carbon dioxide removal and storage, while recognizing that the recent literature has raised the question of whether durable means 100 years, 1,000 years, or longer. Ultimately, we find that many of the most popular offset project types feature intractable quality problems. We should focus on creating rules to find and fund the relatively few types of high-quality projects while employing alternative finance and strategies such as contribution claims for the critical projects in conservation, renewable energy, and sustainable development.

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