Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 65136

Geoengineering: Risk Assessment

Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 14 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Paula Barker

LabourLiverpool 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 McCarthy
The 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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