Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 48685
Geoengineering: Research
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Question
Richard Tice
Reform UK — Boston and Skegness
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) solar radiation management initiatives and (b) other Government-funded geoengineering research projects on (i) the envir
Answer
Kerry McCarthyThe Government is not in favour of using Solar Radiation Modification. Given the significant uncertainty around the possible risks and impacts of deployment on the climate and environment, the Government is not deploying SRM and has no plans to do so.