Session 5

Sunlight Reflection: What we know, what we don’t know, and the research ahead

July 29, 2025

Dr. Daniele Visioni and Dakota Gruener provide an introduction to the state of scientific research on sunlight reflection, with a focus on stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). Dr. Daniele Visioni is an Assistant Professor at Cornell University, co-chair of the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) and the WCRP Lighthouse Initiative on climate interventions, among other academic pursuits. Dakota Gruener is the CEO of Reflective, a research nonprofit.

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