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

Legal Planet

MARCH 7, 2024

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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2019 Government Precautionary Principle Technology

The global conversation about solar geoengineering just changed at the UN Environment Assembly. Here’s how.

Legal Planet

MARCH 8, 2024

As we wrote in part 1 , a Swiss-led proposal to the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) to establish an expert group on solar radiation management (SRM) proved divisive and was eventually withdrawn. As in 2019, when the Swiss brought forward a similar draft, the proposals this year were dramatically watered down over a series of negotiations.

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Government Politics 2019 Precautionary Principle

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

The global conversation about solar geoengineering just changed at the UN Environment Assembly. Here’s how.

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