Professor Jim Haywood obtained his PhD from the Meteorology Department (supervisor Keith Shine, FRS) in 1995. Subsequently he worked as a Princeton University post-doctoral researcher at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, USA before joining the Met Office in 1998. He joined the University of Exeter in 2010 at 20% FTE, but is now full-time at the University of Exeter. Jim has won research grants in excess of £9m in the field of atmospheric science where his research focusses in particular on the role of atmospheric aerosols in climate and on the cooling impacts of aerosol to combat the impacts of climate change.
Plenary 5, Friday 4 July 10.10-12.30: Geoengineering and the concept of responsible climate intervention
Solar Radiation Modelling: Latest Scientific Results and Funding Landscape
The Paris Conference of Parties (COP21) target of maintaining global mean temperatures within 1.5C of pre-industrial levels will be persistently exceeded in the next few years; indeed 2024 was 1.60C above pre-industrial levels. The inability of society in reducing its reliance on fossil fuels has increasingly led to suggestions that Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) might be needed to augment emission reductions. In this talk we will summarise some of the latest scientific modelling efforts in SRM research and provide an update of the funding and geo-political landscape within the UK and beyond.