top of page

Open-source plans for large-scale climate R&D

If society spent billions on additional R&D to reduce climate risk, what should it develop?

The Climate Moonshot portfolio provides concrete starting points for independent review. Researchers can keep what is useful, reject what is not, add alternatives, and redesign the programs.

iStock-1344398972_gsw_bought_11-11-2022.jpg

Climate Moonshot Portfolio

Eight roughly $1B, five-year initiatives spanning low-cost energy, climate understanding, SAI, and MCB.

European Climate Moonshot

A €7–10B concept for Europe to independently evaluate, redesign, and - if warranted - launch a major R&D initiative.

What makes the portfolio different

  • Starting point, not finished package. Every initiative is meant to be challenged and improved.

  • Independent review. Programs advance only when evidence justifies the next step.

  • Open source. Governments, universities, foundations, and researchers can adapt the work freely.

About the work

Developed by Glenn Weinreb & The Manhattan 2 Project as an open-source reference architecture for climate R&D

Background and prior work

Climate Videos

20+ short videos explaining the ideas and earlier research.

Climate Articles

Published articles, and technical reports.

Free Climate Book

A Plan to Save the Planet and earlier climate-solution material.

bottom of page