Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 13 May 2025.
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.
Kerry McCarthy
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The 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 Department works closely with the international research community to evaluate the latest research on Solar Radiation Modification including participating in forums such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
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