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Countries failed to agree first steps on solar geoengineering at the UN. What went wrong?

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In amongst proposals regarding plastic pollution, air quality, pesticides and circular economies, to mention but a few, the most controversial was a Swiss-led proposal to establish an expert group on solar radiation modification (SRM). As in 2019, many emphasised not only gaps in knowledge, but also the dominance of Northern ways of knowing.

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