Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 50000
Geoengineering: Research
Tabled: 2 May 2025
Answered: 13 May 2025
Question
Alex Easton
Independent — North Down
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) oversight of and (b) international collaboration in research into solar radiation management technologies.
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.The ...
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