Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 65136
Geoengineering: Risk Assessment
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken a risk assessment on solar radiation modification.
Answer
Kerry McCarthyThe Government is not in favour of using Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). 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 s...
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