Capping Climate Change from Space -Technology…

Discussion on the possibility of a global technology development effort to stimulate significant private sector and, eventually, governmental participation will be highlighted creating intent on "The Earth Cup," an open global solar sailing competition in space, patterned after the America's Cup open global wind-driven boat racing competition. The Earth Cup is designed as a peaceful, rules-based competition building international efforts to reach its graduated goals, thereby including all countries that have an interest in participating.

Outcomes of the meeting:

• To review the accelerating impacts of climate change on agriculture, including desertification, sea level rise, and extreme weather events. (to inform COP 30 deliberations to take place in November 2025 in Belém, Brazil).
• The discussion of an "insurance policy" to help ensure sufficient time for current efforts that are, and will be, underway to reduce the impact of atmospheric GHGs in the eventuality that these efforts take longer than planned.
• Review and discuss the project involving building a space-based solar radiation modulation system deployed approximately one million miles from Earth.
• Invite all interested parties to participate in a technological development effort to accelerate the development of the knowledge, tools, methods, and global infrastructure necessary to deploy the "insurance policy" when needed. As an outgrowth of their participation, we believe there will be opportunities for commercial and, more broadly, economic development for all participating nations.
• To define the "next steps" necessary to get the project underway.