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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

Solar Geoengineering and Democracy

Horton, Joshua B., Jesse L. Reynolds, Holly Jean Buck, Daniel Callies, Stefan Schäfer, David W. Keith, and Steve Rayner. "Solar Geoengineering and Democracy." Global Environmental Politics 18.3 (August 2018): 5-24.

Tailoring Meridional and Seasonal Radiative Forcing by Sulfate Aerosol Solar Geoengineering

Dai, Zhen, Debra K. Weisenstein, and David W. Keith. "Tailoring Meridional and Seasonal Radiative Forcing by Sulfate Aerosol Solar Geoengineering." Geophysical Research Letters (January 2018).

Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program

Keith, David. "Toward a Responsible Solar Geoengineering Research Program." Issues in Science & Technology 33.3 (Spring 2017): 71-77.

What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research

Burns, Elizabeth T, Jane A Flegal, David W Keith, Aseem Mahajan, Dustin Tingley, and Gernot Wagner. "What Do People Think When They Think About Solar Geoengineering? A Review of Empirical Social Science Literature, and Prospects for Future Research." Earth's Future 4.11 (November 2016): 536-542.

Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment

Dykema, J.A., David Keith, and F.N. Keutsch. "Improved Aerosol Radiative Properties as a Foundation for Solar Geoengineering Risk Assessment." Geophysical Research Letters 43.14 (July 2016): 7758-7766.

Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering

Keith, David, Gernot Wagner, and Juan Moreno-Cruz. "Modeling the Effects of Climate Engineering." Science 352.6293 (June 2016): 1526-1527.

Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment: A Small-Scale Experiment to Improve Understanding of the Risks of Solar Geoengineering

Dykema, John A., David W. Keith, James G. Anderson, and Debra Weisenstein. "Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment: A Small-Scale Experiment to Improve Understanding of the Risks of Solar Geoengineering." Philosophical Transactions A 372.2301 (December 2014).

Solar Geoengineering to Limit the Rate of Temperature Change

MacMartin, Douglas G., Ken Caldeira, and David W. Keith. "Solar Geoengineering to Limit the Rate of Temperature Change." Philosophical Transactions A 372.2301 (December 2014).

Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio

Keith, David, Riley Duren, and Douglas G. MacMartin. "Field Experiments on Solar Geoengineering: Report of a Workshop Exploring a Representative Research Portfolio." Philosophical Transactions A 372 (November 17, 2014).

Dynamics of the Coupled Human-Climate System Resulting from Closed-Loop Control of Solar Geoengineering

MacMartin, Douglas, Ben Kravitz, David Keith, and Andrew Jarvis. "Dynamics of the Coupled Human-Climate System Resulting from Closed-Loop Control of Solar Geoengineering." Climate Dynamics 43.1/2 (July 2014): 243-258.

A Multi-model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused by Solar Geoengineering

Kravitz, Ben, Douglas G. MacMartin, Alan Robock, Philip J. Rasch, Katharine L. Ricke, Jason N. S. Cole, Charles L. Curry, Peter J. Irvine, Duoying Ji, David W. Keith, Jón Egill Kristjánsson, John C. Moore, Helene Muri, Balwinder Singh, Simone Tilmes, Shingo Watanabe, Shuting Yang, and Jin-Ho Yoon. "A Multi-model Assessment of Regional Climate Disparities Caused by Solar Geoengineering." Environmental Research Letters 9.7 (July 2014).

Compressed Air Energy Storage with Waste Heat Export: An Alberta Case Study

Safaei, Hossein, and David Keith. "Compressed Air Energy Storage with Waste Heat Export: An Alberta Case Study." Energy Conversion and Management 78 (February 2014): 114-124.

Public Engagement on Solar Radiation Management and Why it Needs to Happen Now

Carr, Wylie A., Christopher J. Preston, Laurie Yung, Bronislaw Szerszynski, David W. Keith, and Ashley M. Mercer. "Public Engagement on Solar Radiation Management and Why it Needs to Happen Now." Climatic Change 121.3 (December 2013): 567-577.

Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering

Moreno-Cruz, Juan B., and David W. Keith. "Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering." Climatic Change 121.3 (December 2013): 431-444.

End the Deadlock on Governance of Geoengineering Research

Keith, David. "End the Deadlock on Governance of Geoengineering Research." Science 339.6125 (March 2013): 1278-1279.

The Fate of an Engineered Planet

Keith, David, and Andy Parker. "The Fate of an Engineered Planet." Scientific American 308.1 (January 2013): 34-36.

Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering

Moreno-Cruz, Juan B., and David W. Keith. "Climate Policy Under Uncertainty: A Case for Solar Geoengineering." Climatic Change (May 17, 2012).

Effectiveness of Stratospheric Solar-Radiation Management as a Function of Climate Sensitivity

Ricke, Katharine L., Daniel J. Rowlands, William J. Ingram, David W. Keithand, and M. Granger Morgan. "Effectiveness of Stratospheric Solar-Radiation Management as a Function of Climate Sensitivity." Nature 2.5 (May 2012): 92–96.

Can We Test Geoengineering?

MacMynowski, Douglas G., David W. Keith, Ken Caldeira, and Ho-Jeong Shin. "Can We Test Geoengineering?" Energy & Environmental Science 4 (October 2011): 5044-5052.