Publications.

A curated library of peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings and technical publications related to MEER's research areas, including passive radiative cooling, heat stress, climate physics, surface albedo and Earth's energy balance.

[ Work in progress ]

Framework papers in preparation

Alongside the published library below, MEER is developing two foundational framework papers. Both are at concept stage; the summaries here are deliberately high level, and full methodologies and results will follow on publication.

Measuring and Modelling the Climate Impacts of Reflective Surfaces

A ground-up methodology for quantifying what reflective surfaces actually do to Earth's energy balance.

There is still no universally accepted way to answer some deceptively simple questions: how much extra sunlight does a reflective intervention send back, where does that energy go, and how much of it genuinely leaves the Earth system? Most existing work starts from satellites or the top of the atmosphere. This paper reverses that perspective and starts from quantities that can be measured at the surface, then connects them upward through atmospheric data and simplified radiative transfer.

What it aims to establish

  • A reproducible method any research group can apply
  • A consistent basis for comparing different reflective technologies
  • A bridge between field measurement and atmospheric modelling
  • Foundations for future standards in reflective cooling assessment

Evaluating the Cooling Potential and Global Scalability of Climate Solutions

Two new metrics for asking whether a climate solution can physically cool the planet — and be built at the scale required.

Climate interventions are still largely judged by carbon accounting, which measures emissions rather than the underlying physical problem: excess heat accumulating in the Earth system. This paper proposes a complementary, technology-independent framework built around two questions — can a solution actually remove or prevent planetary heat, and do the materials, manufacturing capacity and workforce exist to deploy it fast enough to matter?

What it aims to establish

  • Formal definitions and scientific foundations for both metrics
  • A technology-independent evaluation method
  • Worked illustrations drawn from surface-based passive cooling systems
  • A shift in framing from carbon accounting toward planetary energy balance
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