UChicago Climate Systems Engineering initiative

The Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi), a foundational pillar of the University of Chicago’s Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth, is designed to provide an open and inclusive research environment to explore approaches and technologies that may be needed to manage the effects of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere, as well as vigorously debate the human and governance challenges surrounding these potential innovations. Applying insights from systems engineering and climate science, the scope of CSEi will include open-systems carbon removal, sunlight reflection methods (SRM), and local interventions to prevent glacial melting. Its goal is to advance understanding of the potential benefits and risks of using these technologies to inform decision-makers and to educate students.