Guiding principles
The work we do is grounded in our founding mission: to advance the responsible development of sunlight reflection technology. In partnership with external scientific and governance experts, we’ve been developing a set of principles to guide our work and decision-making. Mr. Janos Pasztor, a world-class leader in this field, published a report with more details on our efforts so far, which can be found here.
While this report is independent of our work, we endorse it, and its valuable insights help us shape our strategy.
Our principles include:
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Safety first - prioritizing scientific integrity in all aspects of our work.
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Assessing research questions within a rigorous risk-vs-risk framework.
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The publication of unfavorable results as well as favorable ones.
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Collaborating with the academic community and sharing data with appropriate administrative bodies upon completion of relevant research.
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Supporting comprehensive regulation of this emerging field, including governance mechanisms for the stratosphere and external independent assessment of all proposed solutions.
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Sunlight reflection deployment should be conducted under established governance, guided by governments and authorized bodies.
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​Declining cooperation from entities likely to engage in irresponsible deployment or misuse of our work.
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Employing only materials that can be independently validated to be safe.