Growing momentum for a solar geoengineering non-use agreement, driven by Global South governments and civil society, aims to prevent risky distractions from the urgent fossil fuel phaseout, says Prof Aarti Gupta of Wageningen University, the Netherlands.

The rights, leadership, and knowledge of Inuit Peoples must be foundational to geoengineering and other climate policies affecting their Homelands, ensuring meaningful participation and avoiding unfair burdens, emphasizes Sophie Crump, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland.

The Earth BioGenome Project is scientifically viable and globally coordinated—but success now hinges on strategic policy leadership, sustained funding, and unrestricted data access, asserts Prof. Richard A. Gibbs, Baylor College of Medicine, USA.