https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032124006609
*Authors* Andrew Kumler, Ben Kravitz, Caroline Draxl, Laura Vimmerstedt, Brandon Benton, Julie K. Lundquist, Michael Martin, Holly Jean Buck, Hailong Wang, Christopher Lennard, Ling Tao https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114934 *19 September 2024* *Highlights* •Climate change is projected to have varying impacts on renewable energy sources. •Solar radiation modification could also impact renewable energy sources, if applied. •More research on solar radiation modification impacts on renewable energy is needed. *Abstract* Solar radiation modification (SRM) is a possible deliberate approach to decrease or reflect incoming solar radiation with the goal of reducing global temperatures, which have increased over the last decades due to high atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Stratospheric aerosol injection, specifically, has shown potential for successfully reducing global temperatures in climate model simulations. Despite the growing literature in the areas of climate change and SRM, their combined effects on renewable energy generation, a climate change mitigation strategy, have not been addressed. In this review paper, we synthesize previous literature on the possible effects of climate change and SRM on renewable energy resources (i.e., wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, and hydropower), review the status of climate change and SRM research, and explore potential effects of SRM on renewable energy primarily in the Continental United States (CONUS), but with global perspectives as well. We discuss the research challenges and impacts of SRM on renewable energy and conclude by discussing the potential implications of SRM for renewables for SRM governance and policy. This work is not advocating for or against SRM. It is highlighting an important potential impact for future decision makers. Fig. 3. Projected mean climate change (CC) and solar radiation modification (SRM) impacts on meteorological variables relevant to renewable energy for the Continental United States (CONUS) and globally, and potential changes in solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy, and bio energy. Results are based on the literature herein, but do not reflect the spatiotemporal complexity of each variable, where the sign of change could be different than presented here *Source: ScienceDirect * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAHJsh9-tU3MDX%3DsfxX%2B-8yRq1mocs1HH8Q0Lo9nkYKM1Ji7LGQ%40mail.gmail.com.
