"Decision-makers and members of the general public need to know that geoen-gineering research is legitimate, which means that findings are robust, contraryresults aren’t hidden, and investigations are free from conflicts of interest. Thisapplies as much to “outdoor” research as it does to modeling and laboratory work,where the idea of geoengineering is shaped. If people are going to evaluate whetherIt’s important that decision-makers and mem-bers of the general public know whether geo-engineering research is legitimate—meaningthe findings are robust, contrary results aren’thidden, and investigations are free from con-flicts of interest. Image credit: Shutterstock/isilterzioglu.2 of 4 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2419587122 pnas.orgto support research or even deployment, they want to knowwhere the idea came from, who funded it, and who was orwasn’t at the table. This is how trust is built."