June 20, 2026
MEER Podcast - Rob de Laet
What if climate change cannot be understood through carbon emissions alone?
In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with Rob de Laet about planetary energy balance, forest cooling, biohydrology, latent heat transport, atmospheric moisture regulation, and the role of ecosystems in stabilizing Earth's climate.
The conversation explores how forests, clouds, water cycles, and atmospheric processes interact within a connected Earth system, and whether climate science and policy may benefit from a broader framework that looks beyond carbon accounting alone.

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Newsletter December 2025
This month’s update covers key developments in our field trials, partnerships, and community-led cooling initiatives as we prepare for an even more ambitious year ahead.
December 1, 2025
Newsletter

Confronting a “silent killer"
This peer-reviewed article examines how extreme heat acts as a “silent killer” in urban West Africa and explores innovative, low-cost cooling interventions through the MEER pilot in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The study highlights lived experiences of heat vulnerability among low-income residents and evaluates how surface cooling technologies and community-oriented design can reduce heat exposure in informal settlements.
November 17, 2025
Articles